Noah's POVThe morning sun felt like a lie. It streamed into my room in bright, happy lines, warm and yellow, but it couldn’t touch the cold knot of confusion sitting heavy in my chest. I had barely slept. All night I kept seeing two things in my mind, over and over. First, Neal's angry, twisted face. Then, Valerie's hurt eyes, looking at me like I was a stranger. But then, right when the guilt started to feel too heavy, I would remember Maya's small, cold hand in mine, and the strange, quiet calm that came just from having her near. She was my mate. The words still felt strange and new in my mind, like a dream I couldn't wake up from. But the pull I felt toward her was real. It was the only thing that felt solid and true after last night's loud fight.I got dressed slowly. My body felt heavy, like I was moving through water. I needed to clear my head, to punch something, to feel normal again. Without really thinking, I found myself walking to the training grounds, drawn by the famili
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