"I'm learning," I said, standing slowly. The magic I'd felt yesterday began to stir beneath my skin, responding to the threat. Golden light flickered around my fingertips, barely visible but definitely there. "And apparently, I'm better at it than you expected." Xavier took another step back, his hand pressed to his chest where I could see sweat beading on his forehead. Whatever spell I'd cast was clearly working, eating away at the connection between him and his wolf. "This isn't over," he gasped, his voice strained. "I have other ways to claim what's mine." "I'm not yours," I said firmly, the golden light growing brighter around my hands. "I never was, and I never will be. The contract is broken, your claim is void, and if you come near me again, losing your wolf will be the least of your problems." The threat rolled off my tongue with an authority I hadn't known I possessed. Through our bond, I felt the Will
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