(Derek's POV)I jerked awake with a gasp, my heart pounding against my ribcage. The nightmare clung to me like a second skin, more vivid than any dream I'd experienced in centuries of alpha life.In it, Aria stood before me, her silver hair gleaming in the moonlight, violet eyes filled with a serene acceptance that chilled me to my core."Take a picture of me," she'd said, her omega voice gentle yet firm. "As a memento before our contract expires."Even in the dream, I'd felt a surge of possessive need. "Anything," I'd promised. "Ask me for anything, and I'll give it."Her smile had been soft, tinged with something I couldn't identify. "Then later... may we be separated by the vastness of the hunting grounds and ancestral forests, never to cross paths again in life or death."Her words had cut deeper than any silver blade. The realization that she desired eternal separation—to never encounter me again, even in the afterlife—had shattered something fundamental within me.I blinke
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