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Chapter 19
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2026-04-10 02:53:01
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The training grounds felt strangely small as we gathered for the morning patrol. Mist curled lazily around the cabins, weaving through the trees like it belonged here, like it had always been part of this land. I should've been nursing my ribs still, or at least taking it easy, but as soon as Aaron mentioned the perimeter sweep at last night's pack dinner, my hand shot up before I could stop myself."I'm going," I said, forcing a casual shrug. "I want to see some of the territory and my ribs don't hurt anymore."Okay I may have lied just a little about the last part... so what? A few packmates exchanged glances, quiet smirks flickering between them. I could feel the subtle curiosity—outsider, guest, reckless boy. Aaron, of course, said nothing. Just held my gaze, those dark eyes of his like a question, like he was weighing my stubbornness against common sense. I met it evenly.Finally, he gave a slow, almost imperceptible nod. "Fine. Stay close."I barely restrained my grin.———The
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The moment Aaron spoke, the entire clearing went still.Not loudly.Not dramatically.Just the quiet, instinctive shift that happened when an Alpha entered a situation and everyone else suddenly remembered their place.Aaron looked calm.Too calm.Which was somehow worse."Is there a problem here?" he asked again.His voice wasn't raised.It didn't need to be.Isabella recovered first.Of course she did.Her posture straightened slightly as she turned toward him, that same polished Luna smile settling easily back into place."Not at all, Alpha," she said smoothly. "I was simply speaking with our guest."Guest.The word sat between us like something sharp. Aaron's gaze shifted to me. I held it because I wasn't stupid enough to look away. Something unreadable flickered in his dark eyes before he looked back at Isabella."Xavier is here under my authority," Aaron said evenly.The words were simple, but the weight behind them rolled across the clearing like distant thunder. Several wolves
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Morning in Nightshade territory was quieter than it had any right to be. Days and nights had come and gone, and my wound had been healing itsself slowly for the second time.The forest stretched out beyond the cabins in long bands of mist and pale sunlight, the early light filtering through the tall pines like something careful and deliberate. The pack was already waking—distant voices near the training grounds, the rhythmic thud of paws somewhere deeper in the trees, the faint smell of smoke from the main house kitchens.Normal pack life.Something I hadn't been part of in a long time.I stepped out onto the small porch of the cabin Fiorella had given me, rolling my shoulder slowly as the muscles along my ribs protested. Aaron's bandaging from the day before held firm beneath my shirt.Too firm.The man tied knots like he expected them to survive a war.Not that I was complaining.My fingers brushed the fuzz of my light brown sweater as I pulled it over my head, tugging the fabric fl
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Aaron didn't speak as he led me away from the training yard. His grip on my arm was firm but careful, pulling me toward the cabin Fio had given me like I was both a problem and a responsibility he refused to drop. My ribs throbbed with every step—a constant reminder that I'd pushed too hard.We reached the cabin, the door clicking softly behind us. The sound made the space feel impossibly small. My pulse hammered."Sit," he commanded, low and steady.I slid onto the edge of the bench, grateful for the brief reprieve.Aaron crouched beside me, hands already moving to my shirt. It made me wonder when we'd gotten so comfortable with him stripping my clothes off. "Stay still," he murmured.Soft—but sharp enough that my stomach twisted.I bit my lip as he worked. Pain radiated from my ribs, but it didn't drown out the awareness of him being so close. Every inch of him pressed into my senses—the strength in his shoulders, the scent of sweat and coffee and woods that was uniquely his, the f
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Caterina stepped to the edge of the training circle like she was settling in to watch a performance.The wolves around the yard shifted subtly, creating space without being told. No one wanted to block her view.I could feel her gaze on me.Sharp. Curious. Measuring.Like she was deciding whether I was a problem... or simply entertainment.Aaron noticed it too.I saw the moment his shoulders tightened."Controlled spar," he said quietly, eyes locking on mine. "And you stop if I tell you to.""Relax," I muttered.His jaw flexed."Xavier.""I said relax."He exhaled slowly through his nose.That was the look of a man making a very deliberate choice not to strangle me."Fine," he said at last. "Show me."That was all the invitation I needed.I moved first.Faster this time then the first time we sparred.My fist snapped toward his ribs. Aaron blocked it cleanly and pivoted, redirecting my momentum."Too aggressive," he muttered.I swung again.Harder.Aaron deflected the strike and stepp
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Aaron sighed again, but this time it came out sounding like I was personally responsible for every bad decision he had ever made."Again."I wiped the back of my hand across my mouth, tasting sweat and a little blood where I had bitten my lip earlier. The training yard smelled like dirt, pine, and the faint metallic tang of old fights. Wolves circled the edges of the field, pretending not to watch.They were definitely watching.Aaron stood a few feet in front of me, arms crossed over his chest, looking infuriatingly composed while I felt like my ribs were trying to file for divorce from the rest of my body."You're dropping your left shoulder," he said."I'm not.""You are.""I'm literally not."His dark eyebrow lifted slowly, the expression sharp and unimpressed in a way that made something in my stomach twist.God, I hated when he did that."Xavier," he said calmly, "if you argue with me every time I correct you, this training will take twice as long.""Maybe your corrections are j
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I don't go back to the main paths. I don't want eyes on me. I don't want whispers. I don't want Elias trying to joke it away or Ronan watching like I'm a ticking bomb.By the time I reach my cabin, the anger has burned down into something worse.nShame. Aaron's words replay in my head like a curse.
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Training does not recover. It continues, but it definitely does not recover. Every spar after mine just feels wrong. Overly measured. Overly careful. Like they're testing the air for lightning or like one misstep will have Aaron throwing them off a cliff. No one pairs with me aggressively after th
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Ronan moves first.Fast.Cleaner than I expected.He doesn't circle — he lunges.I barely pivot in time, his shoulder slamming into mine instead of my chest—the impact jars through my bones. The pack noise rises instantly — not cheering, not yet — but alert.Testing.Ronan recovers smoothly."Too s
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I wake angry this time. Irritated feels too gentle of a word for the current morning emotion.Not because of anything specific. Not because of a nightmare. Just... angry. It sits beneath my ribs like something coiled too tight. My skin feels wrong — too sensitive, too thin — like if someone touched
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