The mention of Harrison made my chest constrict again, and despite my best efforts to leash my spirit, a single salty drop tracked a path down my muzzle."Oh, by the Mother," Grant blurted, scrambling to throw his heavy arms around my shoulders once more, and I let him pull me into the steady heat of his frame. "What went down? What did that cur do? Do I need to challenge his rank?"I shook my head against the coarse fabric of his charcoal tunic, the scent of rain and pine clinging to him, but the barks wouldn't form in my throat.His tone grew urgent, a low rumble of command. "Maddie, howl it out. What happened?"I hungered to tell him, but simultaneously, I feared the memory. I didn't want to scent that betrayal again. I just wanted to numb the connection."Maddie—""The bond is severed," I finally choked out, my eyes snapping shut. "I cast him out. I told him I was done with the false trails, done with Serena, done with every thorn he’s driven into my paw. I told him—" I broke off,
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