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Chapter Seventeen: Fractures in the Pack
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2025-07-08 07:43:00Evelyn
The night after the punishment, sleep didn’t come.
I lay awake in Rafe’s quarters — because where else could I be? — staring up at the carved wooden beams overhead, replaying every lash, every scream, every ragged breath.
Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the silver biting into flesh, saw the way the guards’ arms had moved, so practiced, so merciless. I heard the way the crowd had gone silent, torn between fear and grim satisfaction.
I’d wanted to feel protected. And I had — sort of. But there was a sickness inside me, coiled tight, a voice that kept whispering that this wasn’t safety. That this was a warning.
That I was the reason for their pain.
By dawn, the tension in my chest had grown unbearable. I finally gave up pretending to rest, swung my legs over the edge of the bed, and stood.
The bite of cold air helped ground me. The window was cracked open
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To Love The Hunters Daughter Chapter Seventeen: Fractures in the Pack
EvelynThe night after the punishment, sleep didn’t come.I lay awake in Rafe’s quarters — because where else could I be? — staring up at the carved wooden beams overhead, replaying every lash, every scream, every ragged breath.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the silver biting into flesh, saw the way the guards’ arms had moved, so practiced, so merciless. I heard the way the crowd had gone silent, torn between fear and grim satisfaction.I’d wanted to feel protected. And I had — sort of. But there was a sickness inside me, coiled tight, a voice that kept whispering that this wasn’t safety. That this was a warning.That I was the reason for their pain.By dawn, the tension in my chest had grown unbearable. I finally gave up pretending to rest, swung my legs over the edge of the bed, and stood.The bite of cold air helped ground me. The window was cracked open
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EvelynThat night, Mara helped me dress again—this time in thicker clothes, a tunic, heavy boots, and a deep blue cloak that brushed the ground.My stomach turned, bile rising every time I thought of what waited outside.“Where are we going?” I asked, though I already suspected.She didn’t meet my eyes. “You’ll see.”I hated that answer.The courtyard looked different under torchlight, transformed from a training ground to something more like an execution stage. Torches ringed the perimeter, flames whipping in the cold breeze, casting long, eerie shadows across stone and dirt. The pack had gathered, shoulder to shoulder in stiff, silent ranks, eyes gleaming in the night like predators waiting for blood.I swallowed hard as Mara led me forward. Each step felt heavier than the last. Every eye turned to me. I felt their judgment like a blade across my skin—some gaz
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To Love The Hunters Daughter Chapter Thirteen: The Ones Who Bite Back
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To Love The Hunters Daughter Chapter Twelve: Ashes of the Past
EvelynThe door eased open with a soft creak that seemed to echo off the stone walls. I stepped inside, pulse thudding too hard, my breath shallow as if the air itself had turned thin.It was dimmer than I remembered. The shutters were drawn halfway, leaving only thin stripes of pale light to slice across the dark wood. The heavy oak desk stood exactly where I recalled, covered in stacks of neatly arranged papers, as though Rafe had to keep the chaos of the world under strict control.Weapons rested against one wall, blades gleaming in the low light, polished but worn—used. Real.But what struck me most was the scent.Leather. Pine. Smoke. Him.It wrapped around me, sinking into my skin
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