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48. Who's Really the Stubborn One?
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2025-03-04 02:00:41“I don’t think being a brat is worse than an asshole.”
Onan let me feel the full brunt of his irritation. ‘No. The fact that you’re being a child and running away makes it worse. You ran with your tail between your legs like you did when you left Blue Crescent.’
“That wasn’t…I wasn’t running! I didn’t run that time and you know it!”
He snorted. ‘So you admit you are now.’
“Goddess…damn you, wolf.”
Getting up from my lean, I grabbed the container of food from the fridge and took off the plastic lid. I opened the oven and placed it directly on the rack before setting the timer for fifteen minutes. It didn’t take me long to make some tea and I sipped it, looking out the window. The wind had picked up but there still wasn’t any snow.
“So what if I’m running away. Is that really so bad?”
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