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Chapter 13

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~ Aria~

I didn’t realize how much I’d missed this running.

Not as a human, but as something wild and free.

When Violet stirred beneath my skin, I didn’t fight it. The world blurred into silver and green as paws hit the forest floor, and the air filled with the sound of howls and laughter echoing through the trees. Everyone’s energy was different tonight carefree, playful, like the pack was finally breathing again after holding itself together for too long.

Theo’s wolf ran beside me most of the time.

Massive. Dark furred. The kind that made the ground feel small under his stride. There was something steady about the way he moved strong but quiet, like he carried the night in his bones.

At one point, we slowed near the edge of the woods, our breaths coming out in clouds. I turned to look at him, expecting nothing more than a teasing grin. But then, he leaned in and licked the back of my ear.

It happened so fast I almost froze mid breath.

Wolves around us went still for a heartbeat.

I di
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