THE MATE HE COULDN'T CLAIM
Others claimed he’d bargained with witches and come back changed.
The more I learned, the more I understood why my mother had feared him. And yet, there was a strange pull there too, like I was already moving toward him without meaning to.
By the time the snow stopped falling, my decision was made.
“We go to the lodge,” I told Caleb. “No more running.”
He nodded once, his expression unreadable. But I caught the flicker in his eyes a mix of pride and worry.
The Night Before
That night, I packed lightly just what I could carry if we had to move fast. My dagger. The journal. A strip of leather from the Seal’s case. Every item felt like a piece of my identity, both past and present.
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