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It should have felt like surrender to give Gabriel a chance.As if I were returning to a war I’d fought and lost.Like flaming myself just to check if he’d catch me this time.But standing there, looking into those golden eyes, watching the way his breath stuttered at my words—It didn’t feel like capitulation.It felt like power.Because this time, it was my choice.”Not fate’s.Not his.Mine.Gabriel nodded, slowly, as though he couldn’t believe what I had just said. His lips parted a hair, his chest hitching too fast, like he was inhaling each syllable, like he gleaned every unspoken truth behind my words.“One chance,” he said again, voice gruff.I tilted my head. "Don’t make me regret it."A ghost of a smile passed across his face. "I won’t."I swallowed. "Good."Silence stretched between us.Thick. Unyielding. Familiar.And terrifying.Because what the fuck had I just done?After five years of running, after five years of telling myself that Gabriel Rennon was nothing more than
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I wasn’t ready.Not for Gabriel. Not for the strain between us. Not for how my body still responded to him like it didn’t spend the past five years trying to learn how to live without him.But life did not care what I was prepared for.Because by noon Michael had called a mandatory pack meeting in the courtyard.And that’s when everything got turned upside down.(some were warriors standing in disciplined rows who whispered to one another) and it was before my arrival and was already crowded.I scooted into place next to Kayden, raising a brow. "What’s all this?"He sighed, arms crossed. "Visiting Alpha."I frowned. "Since when?""Since two hours ago. You’d have known if you weren’t sulking somewhere after your little sparring match with your mate.”I scowled. “To start with, he’s not my friend. Second—"Kayden smirked. “You didn’t deny the sulking part.I rolled my eyes, but before I could say anything, a hush descended on the crowd.Michael was standing at the front; he looked tense
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"Because I still love you."It was like a freight train hit me with the words.Like some storm I hadn’t been expecting.Like a trap I had walked directly into.My breath caught, my body tensed as I stared at him, at Gabriel — at the man who had once loved me, at the man who had spent years ignoring I was alive, and now — suddenly, suddenly —He was standing here, making this statement.”I exhaled slowly, squeezing my voice to remain steady. "You don’t get to say that."Gabriel’s jaw clenched. "Why not?""Because it’s too late."His golden eyes burned. "It’s not."I let out a sharp laugh. "Five years, Gabriel. Five years of nothing. Five years of silence. You think you can just—erase all of that with three words?”Gabriel let out a huff and ran his hand through his hair. "I know I can’t. I know I fucked up.""Fucked up?" I repeated, scoffing. "That’s putting it mildly."His glance burned with frustration. “Then tell me what to do, because I’m holding out. Tell me what it will to take
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“I remind you who you really belong to.”Gabriel’s words held there between us, thick and weighted, in a way that made my chest tighten and feel smothered.I should have slapped him for saying that.I should have walked away.But instead, I just stood there, staring into those damn golden eyes of his and feeling the heat in them, the raw possession, the fire he’d tried to bury for fucking years.And now?Now he had wanted to reclaim me.As if he hadn’t already torn me to shreds.Like he hadn’t been the one to send me away in the first place.I drew a sharp breath, forcing my face into something frozen, unreadable. “You don’t get to say that, Gabriel.”His jaw tightened. "It’s the truth."I scoffed. "It’s your truth. Not mine."His fists were clenched at his sides, his whole body taut. "You’re mine, Angel. You always have been."I laughed.Sharp. Bitter. Cruel.“That’s funny because five years ago, you didn’t think so.”Gabriel recoiled, as if the words had hit him.Good.Let him exper
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Gabriel’s lips collided with mine, hot and relentless, a war all on its own — war I hadn’t consented to, war I should have pushed away in a heartbeat.But for one moment, I didn’t.For the briefest moment, the way my body melted into the heat of him, the primal claim of his fingers digging into my waist, the smell of him — smoke and pine and something that was his alone — engulfing me like a looped belt.Then reality slammed into me.I pulled back hard, pushing him so violently he took a step back."What the hell was that?" I spat, my voice like a razor, trembling with rage — and something else.Gabriel’s golden eyes burned. "You know what it was."I wiped my mouth, furious. "You don’t get to do that!"His breath was slow and controlled, hands clenching into fists at his side. “I had to clarify something.”I scoffed. "To who? Lucian? The pack? Yourself?"Gabriel’s jaw ticked. "To you."My stomach turned, but I pushed the feeling aside.I laughed—sharp, humorless. "That’s rich. You tre
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Lucian had just declared war.And Gabriel was prepared to give it all up in protest.The tension was thick, choking, a razor’s edge waiting to snap.I had witnessed Gabriel angry before.But not like this.Not with his wolf under grated, his body humming with pure rage, his golden eyes pinned on Lucian with a lethal gleam.Lucian?Lucian had a smirk, totally unfazed, because he’d wanted this.He’d been prodding the beast, waiting for Gabriel to break.And it was working.Gabriel’s breathing was sharp, his fingers twitching at his sides as if he were one heartbeat away from lunging for Lucian’s throat.Lucian sucked in a breath, tipping his head. "Careful, Gabriel. You don’t want to make a fool of yourself in front of all these visiting fleets, right?”Gabriel snarled.And that’s when I realized—We weren’t alone anymore.A crowd had formed.Other warriors. Pack members. And more importantly—Alphas.And now, they were witnessing the Moon Crescent Pack’s Alpha slip the reins on me.”I c
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Gabriel walked away.And this time?It felt final.I was stunned, staring into the empty void he’d left behind, my heart racing, a whirlwind of thoughts I could not settle.I wanted him to be able to walk away.Hadn’t I?I told myself that I needed space, that I needed time, that I wasn’t ready to let him in again — but now, standing there, feeling his absence fill my chest like a cold weight —I wasn’t sure anymore.I blew out air sharply and pushed the thoughts aside.I had more important things to worry about.”The Games. The pack. The fact that Lucian was still out there, circling, watching, waiting for a crack.I had no time for Gabriel and his tortured feelings.And yet—A spine-chilling wail pierced the eerie stillness of the night.I froze.It wasn’t just any howl.It was a cry of pain. Of warning.My body moved before my brain had the chance to react: instinct kicked in immediately. I ran toward the sound, toward the source, my wolf wanton under my skin since it had to be the
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I had just made a decision.A dangerous one.And once I had taken this road?There was no turning back.The weight of it settled over me while I stood there, my gaze flicking between Gabriel and Michael and Kayden — all of them staring at me as if I’d just agreed to throw myself into a den of vipers.And maybe I had.Because getting close to Lucian wasn’t simply a task.It was a test.A test of my patience. Of my loyalty. Of my ability to be in the fire and never be burnt by it.Gabriel sighed, raking a hand through his hair. An unreadable excitement flickered in his golden eyes.Regret?Frustration?Possession?It didn’t matter.I had already made my choice.It was Kayden who broke the silence, shaking his head. "This is insane."Michael crossed his arms. "It’s necessary."Kayden snorted. "Necessary? You expect Angel to be used as a bait for one of the most powerful Alphas in the area. It’s not even needed — it’s a death wish.”I sighed, giving him a look. "No one’s baiting me, Kayde
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The tower’s core pulsed like a dying star, its crystal heart casting jagged beams of light across the chamber, each one splintering into visions—her face, my face, the city, the Veil, worlds colliding. The mark on my chest burned, a searing tether to her, my shadow, my twin, whose presence filled the air, not as a body but as a force—her laugh in the walls, her eyes in the crystal, her voice a song that clawed at my soul. The dagger in my hand hummed, its symbols blazing, but its light felt fragile against the core’s radiance, like a candle in a storm. The bond with Lucian was a faint thread, stretched across worlds, his voice—*Angel, fight!*—a whisper I clung to, the only thing keeping me from drowning in her.The chamber was vast, its walls not stone but liquid crystal, flowing, shifting, etched with runes that moved like living things. The floor was glass, reflecting not me but her, her black eyes staring up, her smile taunting. The doors had sealed behind me, trapping me in this h
