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Aria’s POVThe archives were quiet and smelt of old books.I liked it. It felt safe and comforting.For the last four hours, I had been organizing files from fifty years ago.My hands were gray with dust, and my back ached, but I didn't stop.If I stopped, I would think and if I thought, I would remember the feel of Damon’s teeth on my neck, and I would scream."You've been staring at that same page for ten minutes."I jumped, dropping the file. It hit the floor with a slap that echoed.Damon was leaning against the doorframe of the back room.He had taken off his tactical jacket, leaving him in a black t-shirt that strained against his chest. His arms were crossed, biceps flexing as he watched me.He shouldn't be here. He was the Alpha-in-training. He had patrols to lead, budgets to sign, warriors to yell at.Why was he spending his Tuesday afternoon watching me organize tax records from 1970?"I'm being thorough," I lied, bending down to pick up the papers.Damon moved before I coul

Damon’s POVI was going to burn the forest down.It was the only logical reaction because I had woken up on the cold ground… and she was gone like I had only imagined her.My mate had vanished and I had tracked her scent to the river, and then—nothing. It washed away. Gone just like that. What the actual fuck?Who runs from their mate? Especially after... that?The memory of the night before crashed into me. Her skin, her heat and the way she had screamed my name. Wait, no, she hadn't screamed my name at first.Kade. She had called me Kade.I slammed my fist onto the mahogany desk in my office and the wood splintered.Why had she called me Kade? Was she confused? Delirious from the heat? Or was she someone who knew Kade?I had spent the morning tearing through the patrol logs, taking my time to personally interrogate the border guards.No one had seen a woman leaving the territory which meant that she was still here… she had to be."Alpha?"I looked up and Thorne, my Beta, was standin

Aria's POV"You look terrible."Kade stood in the doorway of the small apartment I shared with Mira. He looked perfect, of course. His golden hair messy in that way that usually made girls swoon me included—not anymore, and his hazel eyes that I used to get lost in were bright.He didn't look like a man who had cheated on his girlfriend yesterday.I tightened the scarf around my neck. Underneath it, there were thick layers of herbal paste and a heavy bandage that hid the bite mark.I had bathed in the scent-masking wash three times to the extent that I smelled like nothing. Just chemicals and soap. I hate this smell but I have no other choice. "Go away, Kade," I said, trying to push the door shut.He blocked it with his foot. "Aria, come on. You’ve been gone all night. Dad’s… well, my stepdad’s memorial service is coming up and you have to be there.""I don't have to do anything with you," I said. "We're done. Remember? You, Sarah… the bed and me being nothing but a safe choice."Kad

Aria’s POVMy wolf was howling, a broken, desperate sound that echoed in the back of my mind, drowning out everything else.I didn’t know where I was. The woods? The edge of the territory? I only knew I needed to stop moving, but my body wouldn’t let me.The heat was consuming me, then, I hit something hard… a wall. No, a chest.Hands gripped my arms. Big, rough hands that burned against my skin, but it was a good burn. A necessary burn."Help," I gasped, the word scraping my throat.The words had barely left my mouth when the scent hit me then. Spice and pine.It was the best thing I had ever smelled and it made my knees buckle.The man caught me, but he didn’t speak. He just pulled me flush against him.A growl vibrated through his chest, rumbling directly into mine.My wolf surged forward, taking over.She didn't care about the heartache from earlier this evening. She didn't care about the betrayal, she only wanted this.The pull was violent like the snapping of a rubber band that