|| Alpha Clayton|| After her shift and the run, Claire and I returned to the rogue town. Seeing Claire stand amid the charred remains of her beloved coffee shop felt like a savage blow to my own chest. I knew who had done this. The Lycan in me wanted to find the culprit and grind his bones to dust. Her eyes, once vibrant and full of the fire that drew me to her, now held a haunting, brittle void. It twisted the heart in my chest. I wrapped my arm around her waist, instantly feeling her warm body trembling against the cold, ash-filled air. She was shattered. My Luna, my chocolate-eyed beauty, was in agony. She was silently mourning, but I was here. I would be her unbreakable anchor, her absolute strength. As she stood lost in the wreckage, surveying the ruins of her beautiful dream, I leaned in and murmured, “Come on, little gem. I want to take you somewhere safe, where the smoke can’t touch you. Let me hold you.” I didn't give her a choice. I couldn't. The smell of smoke and de
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