Chapter Fifty-Nine

Ares.

I walked away from Alora who was sleeping deeply on my bed. Her red sprayed around her in bright red waves. It complimented her pale skin, her small frame.

My face softened when a smile came upon her lips. Her face was calm even while she slept, she had an effect on me.

It scared me.

Everything about Alora scared me, because it brought out a part of me that I didn't know existed.

I hated change.

I hated things I didn't understand.

Because it left me vulnerable.

Tearing my gaze away from Alora, I walked to my desk at the end of the room, touching the mahogany furniture.

It was going to be hard to sleep with the power of the room tearing me apart from the inside, my wolf wanted to be let out, but I didn't have the energy to reign in the beast until the full moon where I could even have a little freedom to shift.

I ran my hand through my hair just as a sharp pain stung my back making me lose my balance. It was definitely not from my torso, the gunshot wound.

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