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Chapter 41

Author: Fallenwild
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-18 21:19:24

I fumbled for my phone’s flashlight, my hands shaking as I swept the beam across the empty tent.

Naomi’s sleeping bag was definitely gone. Not just empty—gone.

My mind immediately went to the worst places. What if something had taken her? What if she’d gotten lost trying? What if—

What if it was Luca?

The thought made my stomach lurch. Victoria’s warnings echoed in my head

No. I shook my head violently. Luca wouldn’t hurt Naomi. He wouldn’t hurt anyone.

But another voice, smaller and more insidious, whispered: What if he didn’t mean to? What if the wolf took over? What if his wolf had decided Naomi looked like prey?

I had to find her. Had to make sure she was okay.

I unzipped the tent as quietly as possible and slipped outside. The forest was darker than I’d expected, the moon barely visible through the canopy of trees.

My first instinct was to check Luca’s tent. If something had happened to Naomi, he would have heard it. He would have—

Or maybe he was the reason she was gone.

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