AVAI didn’t sleep that night. Every time I closed my eyes, Cassian’s voice kept coming back to me. I kept turning his words over in my mind until it stopped sounding like manipulation and started sounding like truth.Was I really fighting what I was meant to be?By morning, the triplets were awake as usual. Roman paced near the window, Axel leaned against the wall with crossed arms, and Zade sat on the edge of the bed, watching me like I might vanish.“You didn’t sleep either,” I said hoarsely.“Hard to sleep when someone’s plotting to crown your mate without consent,” Roman replied.I looked down, rubbing the inside of my wrist. The faint silver color was still there. “Maybe it’s not about the crowning itself,” I said quietly. “Maybe it’s about what comes with it.”Axel frowned. “You mean power.”“Freedom,” I corrected, though it came out weak.Zade stood, eyes narrowing. “Freedom? Ava, you’re not trapped. You have us. You have your pack.”I nodded, trying to smile. “I know.”But d
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