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ali finally

ping into the seat across from me

my tray, avoiding he

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her eyes.

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running away from him right now. Especially now that he may truly b

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avoidi

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even see

twists. "Ba

tly. "I would, but

my arm

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stomach, and I ha

heading for the doo

in my tracks. His grip is firm, b

," he m

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long moment. Then, t

eath, he says something th

e not

into me like a

m, heart poun

d. "Jon was right.

ng back. "You don't know

rkens. "Then

fts his hand and presses t

s me, a wave of somet

icker too fast to catch. A battlefield. A w

cre

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e not

stutters a

. What I felt. The battlefield. The woman wi

I don't remember leaving sch

turned into somethi

my door mak

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o

o last night-the way his body twisted, the sound of bones brea

want to

also

es again, sof

s voice is q

gripping my blanket like

nge my mind, I force t

s open, and Jo

dark circles shadowing his green eyes. He hesitat

feeling?" h

laugh. "Like my entire world

he understands

g myself to look at hi

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f him. The one with sharp teeth and his gre

e he doesn't move any closer. His hands

a long pause. His voice i

I ask, my

. "For last night

ound myself. "You

t I did." His jaw tightens. "I never wante

he way he says it

reeling. "I believe you now," I

, as if he's waiting for

ntinue, "I

ression

need time to wrap my head around everything. You being a werewolf

body stiffe

d. "Arc... he touched me, and I saw things. Things that didn't feel like mine, but they w

h at his sides.

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s nose, like he's bare

o say. Maybe something comforting

ays, "I'll gi

at him,

"No matter what you are, no matter what

oat ti

ong moment before nodding

ugh I asked

doesn't wan