Broken by One, Desired by All
“And you don’t strike me as the weak type, Zane.”
I stiffened.
Weak. Weak like the whispers in my old pack. Weak like Ash’s cold betrayal. Weak like the hands pinning me down while Lily laughed in my face.
Something twisted behind my ribs.
Before I could say anything, Charlie’s expression softened. “I know a guy,” he said. “Best tailor in the Human Academy dorms. He’s practically family to me. Probably has a spare robe that’ll fit you.”
I wanted to argue, but, that sincerity in his green eyes. After everything I’d survived, sincerity was rarer than magic itself.