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82: "But let's do it anyway."

Author: Frevina
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-29 00:45:32

Zane's pov

I wake to find Freya's side of the bed cold and empty and my wolf immediately alerts me that something is wrong because our mate shouldn't be wandering alone when she's this fragile.

The cabin is quiet except for the sound of wood crackling in the fireplace and someone has already rebuilt it which means Freya has been awake long enough to get cold and need more heat.

I find her outside on the front porch wrapped in a blanket with snow falling around her and her breath comes out in white clouds that disappear into the grey morning.

"You'll freeze," I say as I step outside and she doesn't turn to look at me.

"I needed air," Freya responds and her voice is flat in that dangerous way that means she's shut down all her emotions to avoid feeling them.

"There's air inside where it's warm," I point out and move to stand beside her.

"Inside feels suffocating," she admits and pulls the blanket tighter around her shoulders.

I don't argue because sometimes people need to sit in the col
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