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The Wolf Beneath My Skin

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Alejandro’s POV

Zenith is glowing again.

Not the metaphorical kind. Not the “you’re-my-mate-and-I’m-obsessed” kind, either. I mean literally glowing, soft light brushing along her collarbone, flickering faintly over her bare feet as she paces the living room barefoot and restless. She always glows when she is about to say something dangerous.

I sip my tea, watching her from the couch. She is trying to look casual, but her eyes keep darting to me like I am a puzzle she cannot quite solve. And th
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