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Chapter 9

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Aria’s POV

The woods whispered behind me, the air still tingling with the weight of him. I kept walking, even when my legs trembled and my throat closed with questions I wasn’t brave enough to ask myself, let alone someone like Kai.

He called me Little Wolf.

The nickname pulsed in my mind like a distant echo, bouncing off every part of me that had tried to stay hidden. His voice, smooth and sure, carried no hesitation. He knew. Somehow, Kai Ashbourne knew what I was and he didn’t flinch.

I stepped over a fallen branch and hissed as the bark scraped my shin. Blood welled up in a thin line, stinging against the cool night air. Good. I needed the pain something real to hold on to. Everything else felt like mist.

By the time the cottage came into view, I could see the faint glow of the fireplace flickering against the curtains. Of course Selene was awake. My twin’s intuition was sharper than claws.

The door creaked open before I reached it. She stood there with her arms crossed, one
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