NYX.“I’ll be back very soon, baby,” Dad said, pressing a warm kiss to my forehead. His scent wrapped around me the way it always did when he was about to leave.I leaned into the touch longer than I should have because the house felt different every time he walked out the door now.“Do you really have to go?” I asked, softly, almost whispering, the way I used to when I was little and he packed for council meetings. My lower lip trembled just a little. “You’ve been gone three times this month already. Can’t the council wait another week?”“I’ve explained how important this is, Nyx,” he said, his hand lingering on the side of my face, thumb brushing once under my eye. “The borders are restless again, rogue activity is up. If I don’t show my face, the other packs start whispering about weakness. I can’t afford that right now, not with everything else going on.”“I don’t want to have to stay alone with… you know,” I murmured, glancing toward the hallway that led to the rest of the house.
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