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Chapter 37

Author: Henry Smith
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-16 18:49:42
Jake’s POV

The courtyard was chill this midnight.

Wolves and rogues alike had turned in for the night in exhaustion after all the work of rebuild. I walked alone, boots crunching over gravel that glittered with dew and ash, the rhythm steady enough to drown my thoughts. Almost.

Almost.

Because every time my mind tried to rest, it found her.

Clara.

Her laugh. The way she bit her lower lip when she was hiding a smile. That fierce light in her eyes when she argued, half fire, half grace.

I told myself I was only checking patrol routes this midnight, only making sure the peace held. But that was simply an excuse. On the outside, in this pack, there was peace but inside me? No peace because I couldn't stop thinking about her.

I stopped by the fountain. Now water trickled clear again, catching moonlight like shards of silver. I saw my reflection there, scarred, tired, a soldier trying to look whole.

“You look like you’re arguing with your own shadow.” A voice startled me.

I turned. Lucas sto
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