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My Grief Counselor’s a Liar CHAPTER 13
The hallway outside the basement smelled cleaner than the room itself, but it still carried the faint, clinging trace of old grief. Elijah walked beside Jaxon in silence, keeping his pace measured. He did not rush, or linger. He simply stayed close enough that the space between them felt intentional.Jaxon did not speak at first either. He zipped his jacket halfway, then unzipped it again as if he could not decide whether he wanted the barrier.They climbed the stairs, passed the heavy door, and stepped out into the night.Cold air met them like a slap. It cleared the stale scent from Elijah’s lungs and replaced it with wet pavement, exhaust, and the faint sweetness of pine from a tree somewhere nearby.Jaxon exhaled. “That room always feels like it is holding its breath,” he said.Elijah glanced at him. “It is.”Jaxon looked over, brow lifting. “That sounded like you believe the room is alive.”“It is full of people who are,” Elijah replied.Jaxon’s mouth twitched. “That is almost po
My Grief Counselor’s a Liar CHAPTER 12
Elijah left Jaxon's loft with the taste of certainty lodged in his throat.The hallway outside the apartment smelled like old wood and detergent. Somewhere below, a neighbor's television played too loudly. The building felt ordinary in a way that made everything inside Elijah feel sharper.Elijah stepped out into the street and let the cold air hit his face. The wolf did not pace, and that was the first thing he noticed. For weeks, it had been restless, an animal trapped behind ribs and discipline, scraping at the inside of him whenever his thoughts wandered too close to Elena. Tonight it stayed quiet, watchful, as if it had finally found a reason to stop circling.Elijah knew why. Jaxon's presence settled the beast in a way nothing else had managed since the bond had severed. That should have disturbed him more than it did.He drove home with both hands steady on the wheel. The city moved around him—bright windows and wet pavement, people crossing intersections, restaurants filled wi
My Grief Counselor’s a Liar CHAPTER 11
Elijah woke with the same tension he had fallen asleep with. His body felt rested but not restored, as if he had run through danger instead of sleeping through it. Every time he shut his eyes, he saw Rafe stepping out of the alley with that satisfied, dangerous smile. Every time he inhaled, he remembered Jaxon behind him, silent but steady, trusting him enough to stand close.The memory only sharpened his focus when he arrived at Lunaris Tower. The lobby doors opened before he could reach for them. People straightened as he walked past, sensing something different in his posture. Even the elevator seemed to move faster than usual, as if aware that interruptions would not be tolerated today.The mirrored walls reflected his face with cool clarity. His eyes looked darker than they had in months.You left him in danger.“I did not leave him,” Elijah murmured. “I stepped away to think.”His wolf remained silent after that, which unsettled him even more.The board meeting at nine passed wi
My Grief Counselor’s a Liar CHAPTER 10
Elijah did not go home immediately.He stood on the sidewalk for a long moment after Jaxon turned the corner, letting the cold night air settle into his lungs. The city moved around him with its usual indifference. A bus rumbled past. A cyclist whistled as he rode by. A group of students laughed loudly near the café they had left earlier.None of it grounded him.Rafe’s scent clung to the street like a stain he could not wash away.The wolf inside him paced in a tight circle.He will come back. They will all come back.Elijah exhaled slowly and began walking toward the parking lot where he had left his car. Every sense remained heightened. Shadows felt deeper, sounds felt sharper. He passed an alley and paused, scanning the darkness out of instinct.Nothing moved. He continued on. When he reached his car, he found a small piece of paper tucked beneath the windshield wiper. The sight stopped him. Humans left flyers. They did not leave folded notes.He pulled it out with two fingers and
My Grief Counselor’s a Liar CHAPTER 9
The meeting blurred.Elijah left the circle with only scattered impressions. Margaret had spoken about a photograph she finally took down. Sarah had mentioned the day when she forgot to cry. Robert had confessed that he almost hummed in the kitchen again. Jaxon had been there beside him, warm and present, making a quiet joke that only Elijah heard.The details slid out of focus as soon as they climbed the stairs.Jaxon pushed the door open and stepped into the cool night. “Walk me,” he said, as if it were the simplest thing in the world.Elijah could have refused. He did not.They fell into step along the sidewalk. The street outside the church was calm. A line of trees caught the wind and stirred gently. Cars passed in the distance, their engines softened by space.“Do you feel different?” Jaxon asked after a few moments.“From what?” Elijah replied.“From the man who sat in the back and refused to say more than three words,” Jaxon said. “The one I met on my first day in there.”Elij
My Grief Counselor’s a Liar CHAPTER 8
Elijah woke before sunrise.The city beyond his window still lay in a soft gray hush. The sky had not decided on a color yet. He stood in the dim light, one hand resting against the glass, and watched the faint glow at the horizon.He had dreamed of running.His dreams were not of Elena, the pack, nor of blood or battle.He had dreamed of streets wet with rain, and of a shadow ahead that he could never quite catch. Every time he reached out, his hand closed on air. When he woke, his chest felt tight and empty.The wolf stared out through its eyes at the sleeping city.You will lose him too.Elijah ignored the thought and stepped away from the window. He moved through his morning routine with careful precision. He had a shower, wore his shirt and then his cufflinks. The familiar weight of a watch on his wrist. Every movement measured and controlled.Yet beneath the routine, his mind kept circling the same point.Coffee.He had agreed. He had said the word aloud. Tuesday, before the mee
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