“Have you eaten?” Alpha Aesop asked, and I nodded, my throat suddenly dry. “Please sit,” he said, softer this time, his voice careful. I lowered myself onto the chair, every muscle tense, my mind a whirlwind of thoughts I couldn’t organize. The room was quiet too quiet and that silence made my skin prickle. Something was about to happen. I could feel it. Dominic sat beside me. His presence was overpowering, as always, and when his hand came to rest on my thigh, I froze. The warmth of his touch was grounding, but also dangerous, pulling at every nerve in my body. I swallowed hard, trying to focus on anything else—on the table, on my hands—but nothing worked. His thumb moved slowly, deliberately. It was supposed to calm me, and part of me wanted to let it. But another part—a deeper, wilder part—was restless. My wolf growled low beneath my skin, sensing the tension between my heart, my desires, and the past I couldn’t escape. “Nyla, I am sorry about what happened,” Alpha Aesop said.
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