THE WEIGHT OF WORDS UNSAIDNina’s POVI didn’t go back to my room right away.If I did, I knew I’d pace. Replay Axel’s words over and over in my head, and I’d lie awake with Lina restless beneath my skin, prodding every thought like a bruise you can’t stop touching.So I walked.The path curved away from the equipment shed and down toward the eastern edge of the pack grounds, where the trees thinned, and the land dipped into a shallow ravine. It was quiet here. There were no watchful eyes. Just wind through leaves and the soft crunch of gravel under my boots.He’s scared, Lina said softly.“I know,” I murmured.Not of you, he's scared of himself, she added.That, somehow, hurt more. I leaned against a low stone wall near the ravine, the cool seeping through my coat. The moon was already high, pale and watchful. I tipped my head back and let its light wash over me, breathing slowly, deliberately.I pressed my palm to my chest, right over my heart. Lina stirred there, uneasy.“I won’t b
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