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Chapter 32 : He Runs

Author: L.M.Daveth
last update publish date: 2026-02-17 08:48:07

Darion's POV

I woke before dawn to panic crushing my chest.

Lena was asleep beside me. Beautiful and peaceful and trusting. Her breathing was even and slow. The bond hummed between us, content and satisfied. We were fully bonded now. Souls merged in a way that could never be undone.

And all I could think was that I had just destroyed her.

My hands started shaking. My wolf was clawing at the inside of my skull. Every instinct screaming that this was wrong. That I was wrong. That being this close
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