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ADRIANO

I lay there, tangled in the sheets that still smelled like her, rose and something sweeter I could never quite place. Azzurra. She'd run off like the damn house was on fire the second she heard my mother was back.

It made me chuckle at first. Typical Azzurra, trying so hard to win favor when she already had my fucking heart but then, as the minutes ticked by and her scent began to fade from my skin, I couldn't help but wonder: why the hell was she so scared of my mother?

It wasn't the first time I'd noticed it. Every time the Luna walked into a room, Azzurra practically shrank into herself and yeah, my mother was intimidating as hell. You didn't run this pack for decades without making people quake in your presence but it was more than that. It was like Azzurra thought she was one misstep away from being exiled or worse.

She didn't understand. I wouldn't let anything happen to her. Not from my mother and definitely not from anyone.

It wasn’t just about respect. Azzurra practic
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