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The Truth - 2
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In the end, I relented to Reeve and ended up back in the Luna’s room of the packhouse the next morning. I can still smell Elluana’s faint scent lingering on the arm chair. I was only gone for one night, so she didn’t have time imprint her scent on everything. But I excpected her to at least sit on the bed, or open the wardrobe. It’s as if she sat in that one spot all evening and didn’t dare move.Frustrated, I pinch the bridge of my nose and exhale a heavy sigh. I told her to become stronger. The pack needs her to be unshakeable and bold. Thankfully, Reeve is setting up a room near ours for her to stay in. Maybe I should bring her with me to train. It can’t hurt for her to at least observe the drills so she can know what’s going on and how to make decisions in case Reeve or I am incapacitated.I’m so distracted by my thoughts and plans, I didn’t hear Reeve enter. When he wraps his arms around my waist it startles me and I nearly send him through a wall.“Goddess, Nemora!” he groans, cl
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