(Aurora's POV)The den door felt impossibly heavy as I pushed it open. My limbs ached with cold, my clothes still damp from trudging through the snowstorm. It was just past four in the afternoon, but the winter darkness made it feel like midnight."Luna Blackwood, please let me help you," Eva Dawnrunner said, reaching for my snow-covered cloak.I shook my head. "I can manage.""You're chilled to the bone," she persisted. "Let me call the pack healer.""That won't be necessary," I said, my voice hollow even to my own ears.Two pack members rushed forward with warm blankets and herbal tea. I waved them away too."Loving an Alpha wolf brings no good end," I murmured, more to myself than anyone else.Eva's eyes filled with sympathy. "Luna, please—""I need to rest," I cut her off, unable to bear her kindness.I walked alone through the massive den, leaving wet footprints on the polished stone floors. My body trembled, but I refused to acknowledge it. I would not appear weak, not
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