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121. THE CHOICE TO TRUST

Author: POOJA RAO
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-03 21:40:23

SERAPHINA

The flames blocked my view of the man, but left me with questions that burned deeper than the fire itself. Who was he…and why was he there?

We burst from the tunnel into brittle dawn, smoke clinging to our bodies like a second skin. My lungs ached. Every breath felt like inhaling ash. The air outside was cold and raw against my sweat-damp skin. I looked around.

Most of the she-wolves had already fled, running toward homes that may or may not still want them. Only the Academy Alphas remained now, bruised and breathless beneath the curling smoke behind us.

That’s when I froze.

Why were they still here?

“What’s wrong?” Ronan’s voice came low beside me.

I looked down at myself, breath catching. “I can’t go back like this,” I whispered, “Not in these clothes…plus my perfume’s gone.”

I hadn’t even realized when I’d lost the bottle. Somewhere in that chaos…it was just gone.

"Everyone, return to the Academy immediately," Alpha Jude commanded, his voice stern as it echoed across the
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