The moment stretches between us, warm and trembling, like a wire strung too tight. Caleb doesn’t let go. If anything, he clings harder, as if I’d crumble if he loosened his grip even a little. His heartbeat thuds against my cheek—steady, real, pulling me back down to earth. Outside, the wind claws at the walls, but in his arms, I’m safe. Or as safe as someone with an ancient monster stalking her veins can get.Caleb exhales, shaky and low, and leans back just enough to see my face. “We move now,” he says, barely more than a murmur. “Pack’s changing shifts. Patrols get lazy right before dawn.”His words sound calm. His eyes don’t. His wolf’s gold burns so bright, pupils razor-thin, his whole body coiled tight, ready to snap. He’s scared for me—so scared it leaks out around the edges, but he stays. He chooses me, even now.“Can you walk?” His thumb brushes my cheek, gentle, careful.My legs feel like wet paper. But I nod anyway.He stands first, tugging me up, hands lingering at my wais
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