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2026-11-03 21:33:41
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En Garde! My Wolf I miss her
It was notoriously difficult for a werewolf to get drunk. Not impossible, as I had spent the last three hours proving it with agonizing commitment.The hand-carved limestone block beneath my fingers shifted suddenly to the left. No, the stone remained precisely where six generations of master masons had intended it to sit. I was the unstable variable.I tightened my grip on the narrow ledge, pressing my forehead against the cold exterior wall of my own family home. The mountain night air felt cold against my flushed skin, but it did nothing to quiet the dull, thumping heat behind my temples."This," I muttered to the dark gardens forty feet below, "is fundamentally beneath me."My wolf immediately growled his disagreement. He had been actively disagreeing with virtually every decision I had made since the engagement ceremony ended.The reception had stretched on for an eternity after the formal announcement. Then I had set out to discover how much alcohol a werewolf's hyper-efficient
En Garde! My Wolf Ice cracking
I wore a path into the wool before I noticed I was pacing. Across from the bed, my phone lay face down on the dresser, thrown there hard enough to rattle the perfume bottles after the fifth vibration. Anika believed that live commentary on Dashiell's engagement was essential to my survival. I had typed, very clearly, that it was not. She had ignored me with a dedication I might have admired if I had been capable of admiring anything.I reached the door, turned, and went back toward the dark window."Stop."This was absurd. He had been promised to another House before I ever carried a bag through these gates. Nothing happening right nowwas a breach, because there was nothing between us that could be breached. So why did the picture of him on that dais make me want to put my fist through the glass?Possessive.I pressed both palms over my face and dragged in a breath that shook on the way out. "No."I had no claim on him. Even the shape of the want felt offensive, the syntax of ownershi
En Garde! My Wolf Engagement ceremony(Not the official mating ceremony)
The cufflink slipped from my fingers for the second time and struck the vanity with a sharp, irritating little click. "Say it."He adjusted the lapels of his jacket in the mirror's reflection while I picked up the silver square again."Your hands are usually considerably steadier with a live blade pointed at your throat.""My life would be considerably easier if everyone approached me with one," I muttered, locking the catch into place with more force than necessary. "At least a blade comes with simple rules.""That can still be arranged before the procession," He murmured, his eyes meeting mine in the glass. "All of your rivals are in the banquet hall. I'm sure one will oblige."I ignored him and reached for the second cuff.I lifted my gaze slowly to the full-length mirror. I had attended dynastic engagements like this since childhood. The Great Houses called them celebrations of continuity, concordats called them stabilizing political unions, financial analysts called them massive
En Garde! My Wolf Absolute madness
I walked into work still wearing the night. I had slept in violent, fractured pieces, woken by every tiny sound. By four, I had stopped pretending there was any sleep left to claim. The headache had descended the stairs with me, and the two painkillers I'd swallowed had already surrendered what little mercy they gave back.I hung my coat on the peg, sat down, and had almost managed a quiet minute until Anika arrived, coffee sloshing in one hand."Fun fact, do you know he broke Severin Asterholt's wrist when he was nineteen?"I kept my eyes pinned to the table. "Wonderful.""Sanctioned bout." She leaned a hip against the corner of my desk. "He didn't even notice it was broken until the match ended.""Anika.""Yes, Zhen?""I do not care for a forced lecture on Dashiell."She took a slow sip from her mug. "That seems deeply unhealthy for your character development." I let out a low breath and went straight back to work.This was her new favorite sport. Ever since the press had unilatera
En Garde! My Wolf EMBARASSING
"She actually came to work."The whisper sliced through the damp morning air. "Wouldn't you?""If I'd embarrassed myself like that in front of half the country? Absolutely not. I'd have crawled into a hole and suffocated."I hung my coat on the brass peg beside my desk. Across the aisle, Anika was watching me over the rim of her monitor. I didn't give her the satisfaction of looking back, or anyone in that suffocating room the satisfaction of seeing composure crack.I sat down, pulled the ledger toward me, and uncapped my fountain pen."Homewrecker," someone breathed."Quiet. She can probably hear you.""Please. No human can hear from all the way over here with absolute clarity."Apparently, this one could. Anika rolled her chair across the floorboards until one caster slammed violently against mine, vibrating through my boots. "You can go home, Zhen," she whispered. "Right now. Just walk out.""I live here now, apparently," I shot back, not lifting my gaze from the ledger."You know
En Garde! My Wolf ADMISSION
I stood under the water with both palms flat against the tile, head bowed, steam thickening against the glass until the enormous bathroom shrank. For once the noise helped. It struck my shoulders in a continuous rush and drowned most of what my ears had decided was their business. I closed my eyes and let it run over my face.The memory of Dashiell carrying me through a wall of cameras flashed through my head. "Oh, for God's sake."I turned the handle hotter, as if I could boil the footage off my skin. Reaching for the conditioner, I nearly swept three glass bottles off the shelf. I set it back in the brass caddy and watched the water bead on the glass. I worked the conditioner through my hair. Less than a week.I had walked onto this estate wanting one thing. To be good enough at the work that Dr. Corvin would eventually stop looking at me like an ambitious intern who might still be sent home.That had been the plan. Work, learn, and build a reputation that belonged to me. Maybe o
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