Love You After You Died
Murmurs followed as the recruits retreated.
Later, Thorn knelt beside her. “Why provoke?”
She wrung hem fabric. “If a wolf tests the fence and finds no spark, he bites harder tomorrow.”
“Spark?” He studied her. “You’re moonlight in rags. Sparks burn.”
Her answering smile was thin. “Moonlight still cuts darkness.”
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#### The Feast of Wolves
At dusk guards escorted Ophelia to the great hall, chains clinking over rush-strewn floors. Tables sagged under roast hare, root pies, and black-spiced ale. Warriors pounded mugs when Rurik entered.
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