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Chapter 23

Author: Sabastine
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-10 13:25:58

Novah’s POV

It started with Ashton’s voice.

Rough. Low. Sharp in that way only he could manage. “What’s going on with you and Lucien?”

I hadn’t even made it to the bottom of the stairs. The pack house was buzzing—chatter, the smell of roasted deer from the kitchen, someone laughing down the hall—but his voice cut through all of it.

I stiffened.

Of course he would catch me.

Of course.

I turned around slowly, hugging my arms to my chest like they could keep my heart from thumping out of it. Ashton stood there in that way he always did—shoulders straight, expression unreadable, like nothing could touch him. He wore that black long-sleeved shirt he always did when he trained, the sleeves pushed up to his elbows, veins flexing against his skin like he was permanently braced for a fight.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” I asked quietly.

He narrowed his eyes. “It means I saw you last night. With him.”

I blinked, not ready for the heat that rushed to my face. “So?”

“So?” he echoed, walking a s
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