Freya AshwolfMy fingers tighten around the heavy wooden tray as the thick silence stretches across the morning hearth in the Crimson Citadel.I stare down at the remaining slice of thick, seared boar bacon resting on my wooden platter. I do not eat heavy animal fat when my omega wolf requires light, lean sustenance before an acoustic war-drill session.Beside me, Caelan Nightbane squirms on his wooden bench, his dark pointed wolf ears twitching in disgust. Without a single word of hesitation, his small, clawed hands scoop the dripping meat straight off his own plate and dump it directly onto mine."I don't like the fat meat today, Miss Freya," Caelan says plainly, wiping his greasy fingertips on his leather tunic. "You eat it for me."Across the table, Darius Nightbane freezes entirely. His silver fork halts mid-air, inches from his mouth, his dark eyes bulging in absolute shock. In House Nightbane, passing food away from your own plate is considered a direct violation of territorial
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