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Chapter 63
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The Man I Buried Chapter 63
Rowan POV It wasn’t supposed to be a moment.Not the kind that stays with you, not the kind that shifts something you can’t easily name afterward. It started like everything had been starting lately—quiet, steady, without pressure. That had become our rhythm. Careful, but not strained. Close, but not overwhelming.We were by the forest again. Not deep enough for it to feel isolated, but far enough from the center of the village that the noise softened into something distant and easy to ignore. The light was low, fading slowly, the kind of evening that made everything feel a little more still than usual.Lyra stood beside me, not speaking, not restless. Just present.That alone would have been enough to hold my attention.But there was something different about her that day.Not obvious.Subtle.The way she stayed a little closer than she normally would. The way her shoulder brushed mine once and she didn’t step away immediately after. The way she looked at me like she was on the edg
The Man I Buried Chapter 62
Rowan POV It caught me off guard.Not the situation itself. That part was normal. Harmless, even. Wolves talking, working, moving through their routines the way they always had. There was nothing unusual about it, nothing that should have pulled my attention the way it did.But it did.And I knew exactly why.Lyra stood near the center of the clearing, speaking with Tomas. They were going over something practical—supplies, from what I could tell, maybe patrol provisions or distribution counts. It was the kind of conversation she had been stepping back into more frequently lately, her role settling around her again in a way that felt natural, earned.She looked comfortable.Focused.Present.And Tomas was standing a little too close.It wasn’t inappropriate. Not by any real measure. He wasn’t touching her, wasn’t speaking in a way that crossed any lines. But he was there, within her space, leaning in slightly as he pointed something out on the tablet in his hands.And she wasn’t pulli
The Man I Buried Chapter 61
Lyra povIt didn’t change everything overnight.I think a part of me expected it to. Not in some dramatic, impossible way, but at least enough that things would feel clearer after speaking with the elder. Enough that I would wake up the next morning with some kind of certainty, some direction that didn’t feel like I was constantly walking a line I didn’t fully understand.That didn’t happen.But something did shift.Not in the bond. That had already settled into something steady, something I couldn’t deny even when I tried. The shift was quieter than that. It was in me. In the way I stopped fighting every moment before it even had the chance to exist.I noticed it first in the smallest ways.The way I didn’t tense immediately when I felt him nearby.The way I didn’t instinctively turn away when our paths crossed.The way silence around him didn’t feel like something I needed to fill or escape from.It wasn’t acceptance.Not fully.But it wasn’t resistance either.And that was new.I
The Man I Buried Chapter 60
Rowan POV I knew before the elder spoke.Not because anyone had told me. Not because I had overheard something or seen a sign that others hadn’t.I knew because the bond had changed.It wasn’t just awareness anymore. It wasn’t just that quiet pull that existed between us whether we acknowledged it or not. It had settled into something deeper, something more grounded, like it had taken root in a way that couldn’t be undone.Still, knowing it and hearing it confirmed were two very different things.And I wasn’t sure which one I was more prepared for.Lyra stood a few steps ahead of me in the elder’s dwelling, her posture straight, her expression composed in that careful way she used when she was holding more inside than she wanted anyone to see. I had seen that look enough times to recognize it immediately.She wasn’t calm.She was bracing.The room itself was quiet, filled with the faint scent of herbs and old wood, the kind of place that carried more history than most people ever th
The Man I Buried Chapter 59
Rowan POV She didn’t move away.That was the first thing I noticed after the tears slowed, after the sharp edge of her breathing began to soften into something less frantic. She stood there, shoulders slightly hunched like she was bracing against something that hadn’t fully passed yet, her gaze unfocused, caught somewhere between here and everything she was trying to hold together.I didn’t reach for her immediately.Every instinct I had told me to.The bond stirred, not urgently, not demanding, but aware in a way that made the distance between us feel more significant than it actually was. It wasn’t pulling me forward. It was waiting.Just like I was.She let out a quiet breath, shaky at the edges, and lifted a hand to wipe at her face, though the tears had already slowed. The motion felt more like something to do than something necessary.“I’m sorry,” she said softly.The words landed wrong.“You don’t have anything to apologize for,” I said.She shook her head slightly, her hand d
The Man I Buried Chapter 58
Rowan POV I knew the moment something shifted.Not during the kiss. Not while it was happening. That had been steady, mutual, chosen in a way that left no room for doubt. It hadn’t felt forced or rushed or driven by something neither of us could control. It had felt real.That was why what came after hit harder.She pulled back slowly, like she wasn’t entirely ready to let the moment go, her breath uneven, her gaze still locked on mine as if she was trying to understand what had just happened. For a second, I thought she might say something. I almost did too. But then I saw it.The change.It was small at first. A flicker in her eyes, a tension that crept back into her expression too quickly to belong there after something like that. The softness didn’t disappear all at once, but it didn’t stay either.“Lyra,” I said quietly.She shook her head slightly before I could say anything else, like she already knew what I was about to ask.“I’m fine.”She wasn’t.I could see it.I had lear
The Man I Buried Chapter 11
Lyra POV The training field was almost empty by the time the sun began to sink behind the trees.Most of the warriors had already left, their laughter and tired conversations fading toward the village. The air that had been thick with sweat, dust, and shouted commands now felt strangely quiet.Bu
The Man I Buried Chapter 10
Kael POV The first light of dawn barely touched the village when the war horns sounded. Low, echoing off the ridge. Even from my hut, I felt the vibrations travel through the ground, hammering at my chest.I was already awake. The bond with Lyra pulsed gently, a reminder that she was here, connect
The Man I Buried Chapter 8
Lyra POV The council clearing was buzzing with tension when we arrived. Warriors had formed ranks, and elders stood in their usual places near the stone platform, but there was a new energy in the air—a hum I couldn’t ignore, threaded with curiosity, speculation, and expectation.I kept close to K
The Man I Buried Chapter 7
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