LOGINđ Arria POV
Ten nights.
All that time, I remained present but detached.
It wasn’t that I didn’t try to take control of my body.
I did.
đ Arria POVFenrir was back.And so was the mask of control.Still,I could tell hewasn’tpleased with Alaric’s intrusion.
đ Arria POVTen nights.All that time, I remained present but detached.It wasn’t that I didn’t try to take control of my body.I did.But every attempt drained me.And everything was still… foggy.So even if I succeeded, I wouldn’t know what to do.The easier choice was to wait.To give myself time—to remember.
đ Arria POVThe cold came first.It spread slowlyâthrough bone, through breath, through everything that used to matter.It didnât rush.It didnât need to.But I had to.Because I was never truly alone.The darkness was reaching to me like long, quiet tendrils- brushing the edges of my mind.I never dared look at it directly, afraid it might slip in..Instead, I let the cold take moreâlet it grow heavier.A thin layer of ice formed over me.It didnât hurt. It gave me peace.Like everything had finally stopped.Except the voicesâthey never disappeared but the words dissolved before they could become real.It didnât matter.Soon, there would be nothing left of me.Then suddenlyâwarmth.Faint. Uncertain. But real.It reached me carefullyâsteady.And the cold paused.âThen one day, he was gone.Too long.The cold didnât wait.It came back.Faster. Sharper. Hungrier.I didnât fight it.I wasnât afraid.I had been ready for too long.He returned just in time to say goodbye.But insteadâh
đ Chapter 17 â Fenrir POVAlaric ran as if possessed.It took less than nine hours.No rest. No water.Only purpose.Her.âBack in my bedroom in human formâclean, changedâ all I needed was to hold her handâŠand lie beside her.---Morning came slowly.Warmth pressed against my face, sunlight too bright for the hour.Late.I exhaled, still half asleep.I had slept longer than usual.That alone was wrong.I stilled.Awareness sharpened instantly.There was weight in my armsâsoft, warm.My eyes opened to red hair spilled across the pillow.Arria.I didnât move. Didnât breathe.WhatâAlaric.What have you done?Memories flooded in.Not mine.His.Cold seeped into my hand. Her breathâshallow.His fearâmine.And then my armsâtightened around her.Pulling her closer. Holding. Warming.No hunger. No claim.Onlyâcare.I swallowed.Slow. Controlled.You canât take advantage of her like this.I promised her a choice.Silence.Listen.Alaric pressed.I listened.Birds.Voices.Closer.Alaric
đFenrir POV“We don’t wait.”I letthesilence stretch for a moment,then shifted my focus.“Corvus.”Theold man’s attention sharpened.
đ Fenrir POVTen days.Still nothing.Not even a flicker.---âGood morning, Arria.âSunlight brushed her face softly.
đFenrir POVâI told you from the beginning,â she said at last, her voice quiet but firm. âThere is not much we can do if she
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đ Fenrir POV The truck rolled to a stop at the edge of the clearing, the two escort vehicles following seconds later. One by one, the engines died, leaving behind a brief stillness. Then movement began. The doors opened. My men stepped out firstâspreading naturally out of habit. Always watchi
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