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The Aftermath
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2026-09-10 01:14:12The door closed behind Adrian.
For a brief moment, he stood there, his wolf howling in protest. He could hear Harmony’s heavy breathing through the door. Heard her knees hit the floor. Heard her stifled sob.
What had he done?
Every fiber of his being wanted to turn around, open the
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Silence. Not empty. Wounded.“What did you just say?”He swallowed, and it felt like forcing down glass.“Because I can survive you hating me. I can survive you thinking I’m a coward. I can’t survive them using you to break my pack.”“You don’t get to choose for me.”“I know.”“Then don’t.”His voice broke. “Harmony.”“No.” She stood so fast the mug tipped beside her, tea spilling across the floor. She barely noticed. “No, you do not get to say my name like this hurts you more than it hurts me.”“It doesn’t.”“You told me I had a choice.”“You do.”“Not if you take yourself away before I can make it.”He said nothing because she was right. Everything in him knew she was right. Love was supposed to protect freedom, not steal it under a better name.And still, fear held him by the throat. The image of Isabel lying almost dead in that dark room flashed before his eyes. She had survived it, barely. Could Harmony? Even if she remained safe, could she survive it if something happened to him
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Adrian’s mother’s words crashed around in his ears.Their only hope?“Where is Isabel?” he asked.Adrian’s mother looked up at him, her eyes red with grief and exhaustion. Then her gaze moved toward the bed. Following it, Adrian finally saw the shape beneath the blankets.His sister-in-law lay on her back among the pillows, her chest moving unevenly beneath the covers. Then he heard it. The slight wheeze with every breath she took.Adrian let go of his mother and stepped closer to the bed. The air grew hotter as he approached. Then the smell hit him. Sweat. Sickness. Decay.Normally Isabel smelled like roses after rainfall, but there was no trace of roses now. Only heat and the sour smell of a body fighting something it did not know how to survive.Adrian reached the bedside, and his hand went involuntarily to his mouth.The change in Isabel’s appearance was startling. Every inch of her was drenched in sweat. Her white top had soaked through. Her normally silken chocolate hair was tan
Seven-Day Claiming The Aftermath
The door closed behind Adrian.For a brief moment, he stood there, his wolf howling in protest. He could hear Harmony’s heavy breathing through the door. Heard her knees hit the floor. Heard her stifled sob.What had he done?Every fiber of his being wanted to turn around, open the door, and wrap his arms around the woman falling apart without him.His mate.His everything.Adrian clutched his chest as a deeper pain seared through him.Daniel.His Alpha.His brother.
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