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2025-03-24 05:00:01This was how things had always been between us. Dax reflected as he gazed at his former best friend.
Back when we had wandered around without a pack, back when we found, or rather, had been found by a pack, this very one that we have bled for, lost many things for.
Back when we fought beside each other and bled on the same training grounds.
It had always been like this.
We never lied to each other.
Were never afraid of each other.
We had been as one.
A single being who, for some unknown reason, had been born into two different bodies.
That was how we had seen ourselves.
Two who were one.
Until that vixen came along.
That woman. Arianna.
Dax stared at Corien’s bowed head for a protracted moment.
“Come,” he commanded without looking at anyone, turning on his heel.
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Corien could see the faith in Gravan’s eyes through Nikal’s.He shifted his gaze to the nurse.“Thank you, Senna.” Corien said softly, handing the dress to her.“Gravan.” He said to his former Beta, his gaze on Byron as the doctor eyed him warily.“I thank you,” he stated hoarsely.“Doctor. My apologies.” He breathed, swallowing as he bowed slightly to Byron.“No, Cor –”“I’m afraid. Too much has happened, and it has unnerved me. My daughter…she is all I have. Everything –” Corien continued, his eyes downcast.“I understand, Alpha.” Byron cut in as he wiped sweat from his forehead.“Marian may be like a daughter to us,” he replied, his eyes darting to Gravan, then back to Corien, his right hand stretched toward the former Alpha who stood with his head bowed, motioning for Corien to raise hi
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“In that case, share some of mine. If we lessen Gravan’s portion, he may well eat the both of us!” Corien commented lightly.Byron smiled, his clouded expression clearing.Gravan laughed heartily and stood, approaching Corien where he stood, two large bowls of delicious smelling food, one in each hand.“You got that right!” He tossed lightly at his former Alpha as he took the offered bowl and kept walking, moving to the opposite end of the room.A reading table was on that side of the room, as well as a large window that opened onto the garden that surrounded the front of Marian’s dorm.Gravan opened the window, letting in the fresh pine scent that surrounded the pack grounds and letting out the mouthwatering smell of roasted meat, broth, and grilled vegetables.Gravan noticed someone approaching. This time, he went out to meet them, allowing Corien to remain with Marian.As Corien shared his meal w
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Reyland’s lips pursed as a sheen of sweat appeared on his forehead.Dax immediately crossed the room, from the wide window he had been standing in front of, to his son’s side, kneeling beside him.“I’m not angry. I’m not. I understand how you feel, but Corien is willing to help us keep the pack alive.” He placated his firstborn, gently placing a hand against Reyland’s cheek, moving his face to his.“Alive and strong. You shouldn’t feel bad about that.” He concluded firmly.Reyland’s eyes searched his father’s face.Reyland understood the ways of the wolf. He might be a failure at actually living like one, but he understood the life.He bit his inner lip as his father’s warm palm rested against his face.He sighed, shifting his eyes downward.His long lashes hiding his eyes.His father’s thumb rubbed his cheek, and he gazed back up.
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Reyland smiled gently.For all his actions, Dorien was still a kid in Reyland’s eyes.Though only a year apart in age, their life circumstances and personalities made their age difference far wider.Reyland was not only Dorien’s older brother; he was his big brother in every sense of the word.He looked out for Dorien, spoke up for him, gave advice to him – which Dorien listened to most of the time.Though the young alpha could be mean and hurtful, Reyland knew that deep down, he was his little brother. He just had…some bad habits.“Didn’t want to interrupt family time.” Dorien retorted sourly.“Come on, Dorien, they are your family too.” Reyland coaxed, for the millionth time since the day the two of them first met. The day his father had brought the bloodied pup home.“Yeah…,” Dorien replied distractedly, his shoulders slouched as he sat on a high chair
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“That’s not our problem! Forget all that! Let’s go two rounds.” Dorien replied dismissively, waving a hand as if driving away his brother’s words.“You want to spar? Right now? After what you just did?!” Reyland retorted, his sapphire eyes wide, spit spraying from his lips as he fought to control his anger that now had a real possibility of being shared through physical action.“You're angry. That’s good. We can use it –” Dorien continued arrogantly as if Reyland’s remarks were irrelevant.“This is not how to get stronger!” Reyland retorted, taking a step toward Dorien, his large, soft hands folded into fists, “Once it wears off, I can’t even hold a kitchen knife!” He growled, his eyes ablaze.“But the skills remain! Why does everything have to be so difficult with you!” Dorien retorted, now matching his brother’s volume.“Difficult? You take another wolf’s lifeblood – his lifeblood – to make yourself stronger, for what? Three hours? And the more y
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Marian woke up in her room. Alone.She sat up slowly, reaching into her mind space for Dinka.Still nothing. She mused, her heart heavy.She recalled her father's face just before she fell asleep for the second time and immediately straightened her shoulders.She closed her eyes, reminding herself of why she had returned.Regaining the feeling of the night before, at the mistletoe party.I am my father's daughter.I am not bound to or by anyone in this place.I am my own wolf.Her shoulders drooped as she thought the word ‘wolf’.She hung her head, shaking it slowly, fighting back tears.She swallowed and licked her dry lips.Her head snapped up as her mind carried her through everything that had happened since her return.“Reyland,” she whispered, jumping out of bed.Marian stretched and glanced down at her body.&ldquo
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Marian spun around in the water, using her arms to turn her body. She opened her eyes wide to see further into the dark water, but it seemed as if a light had been switched off. Instead of a clearer view, things became hazy.It was dim in the lake. But the lake was not murky.As she spun and strained her eyes, she was tempted to call out to him, but they were underwater.She wanted to link with him, but he did not have the power to share the pack link.Her mind and heart started racing.Where is he?Have I lost him?No! He just fell in! He’s in here!What if I can't find him?What do I do?Should I link Dax? She pushed that thought away immediately.No. Never. Not after what happened earlier. I’ll call Uncle Gravan.Yes, I’ll – as she started to reach for her uncle in her mind, a pale object caught her eye.She twisted around, holding herself in the same spot, kicking her feet and moving her arms.Her green eyes shone in the dimness of the frigid water.The first thing she noticed once
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Marian was on fire. Her breath was caught in the place his hands were moving.Her nipples pushed against the material that covered them as his fingers stroked them, purposefully.She exhaled, shuddering, and his fingers moved to her underarms where he found what he was looking for.He inhaled and began to unwrap her.Her chest heaved as the wrappings fell away.Her breasts sprang forward, the right one almost striking Reyland on the lips.He breathed out, his warm breath caressing the taut nipple of her right breast, and Marian bit back a squeal.She was losing.Reyland kept his eyes on his work, undoing her stomach as his breath grazed her now exposed, heaving breasts and her upper belly.As he released her lower waist and the wrappings finally fell away, Marian leaned back to escape his warm breath, and Reyland’s eyes roamed slowly to her sleek middle, fully parted thanks to his wide girth, which she was kneeling
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“I told you that we need to talk,” Reyland continued in the same hoarse tone.Marian could feel that he was no longer erect, and she deflated as well as she focused on listening to him this time.“And we really need to.”Without looking at her, he reached for the last potion and held it between them.Marian leaned back, still sitting across him.“Drink this. Eat. And let’s talk,” he said softly, raising his eyes slowly to meet hers.Marian, who had been gazing at his lashes since he had stopped looking at her, met his sapphire eyes with tears in her own.She swallowed.She wanted to say many things to him, to assure him that she would accept anything from him, anything at all.Instead, as she listened to his racing heartbeat and heavy breathing, her mind calmed.She parted her lips as she stared at him with meaning, her erstwhile sultry gaze now humble.Reyland&rsqu
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Pulse racing, Reyland slowly removed his appendages from her mouth as Marian swallowed the pill whole, her dark eyes on his deeply flushed face and dilated pupils.“Ha!” he breathed as he stared at her.“I swallowed it,” she whispered, “I need another one. I’m to chew, right?” she asked innocently, her voice as husky as if she had cotton in her throat.Reyland stared wide-eyed at her, slack-jawed.“You…you can’t…you shouldn’t…Marian,” he stammered, at a loss for words, the heat rising at the base of his neck, and at the base below his belt buckle.The she-wolf instantly got whiff of a scent that made her sit up.Reyland’s face got redder, and Marian’s body couldn’t take the sight.He made to stand and she moved, breaking parts of the bandages that still graced her body.She straddled Reyland and kissed him without restraint.
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