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Chapter 25 - Astraia

Author: Odessa Rhys Beaumont
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-03-04 11:00:43

The week after the Crystal Bay date passed in a blur of classes, study sessions, and Jake's increasingly entertaining territory management debates. We'd fallen into an easy friendship, both relieved that the pressure of dating had transformed into something more comfortable. Even Odette had stopped her suggestive comments, though that might be because she was too busy planning my gallery date with Daniel.

"It's not weird that he's human," Freya insisted, adjusting my hair one last time. "It's weird that you're overthinking this."

The art gallery was transformed for tonight's opening, soft lights highlighting black and white photographs that captured wolf culture through human eyes. Daniel's work, I had to admit, was stunning. He had a way of catching moments that most humans never got to see, the quiet dignity of pack ceremonies, the joy of pups learning to shift, the power of Alpha ceremonies.

"You must be Astraia," a warm voice said behind me. I turned to find

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