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Nyxara POVI wanted to tell him the truth.But whatever lives inside me—Would rather tear me apart than let me speak it.I shouldn’t have done that.The thought hits immediately, sharp and instinctive, the part of me that has survived centuries without attachment reacting before anything else can settle too deeply, but my body betrays that logic almost instantly because I still don’t move away from him, don’t create the distance I should, don’t pull back from the warmth of his hand against my side or the steady presence of him standing so close.Because the moment I kissed him, something changed.The bond doesn’t just hum anymore.It locks.I feel it immediately, deeper than before, stronger in a way that has nothing to do with proximity and everything to do with choice, and the connection between us tightens like something finally secured instead of loosely tied together. Heat spreads beneath my skin, the markings along my side pulsing beneath Rowan’s touch, brighter now, steadier,

Nyxara POVI showed him the part of me most feared.And instead of running—The wolf looked at me like I was something precious.⸻I should have hidden them again immediately.That is the first thought that enters my mind as Rowan continues staring at my wings with an intensity that makes heat creep beneath my skin in a way that has nothing to do with magic and everything to do with the look in his eyes.Not fear.Not caution.Not even curiosity.Wonder.Gods, he is looking at me with wonder.The realization unsettles me more than it should because I know what others saw when they looked at wings like mine, especially after the extinction began, after stories spread and fear twisted truth into something ugly. Wings like these were not seen as beautiful. They were seen as dangerous, powerful, unnatural, signs of something ancient enough to threaten balance itself.Yet Rowan just keeps staring at me like he’s been handed something rare instead of something lethal.“You’re staring,” I mu