“Nicholas.”

I was dreaming. I must have been close to waking up to be so lucid.

I stood in my old room at the Academy. Nicholas had his back to me, his hand on the door handle. A

familiar curl of dread was growing in my stomach. A dull, physical ache rested behind my ribs.

This was the moment I had broken up with him.

“I’m sorry,” I said.

“Save it.” His voice was rough. I’d hurt him, but he didn’t want to admit it. He wouldn’t let me see.

“Nick, please –”

“Don’t call me that.” He pulled the handle and the door swung open. The light of the hall was blinding.

compared to the dimness of the room.

I had wanted to stop him. I wanted to take back everything, and bring him into my arms again.

But I couldn’t.

the loss of my wolf had

wanted to awaken, but I forced myself to relive the moment, watching

was gone, my body crumpled, just as it had that

I’d done,

night, before I pulled

looked back.

silk canopy

half–pressed into

watching her for a long time, as I pressed

belonged.

the two maids entered.

public appearance. We had to get ready. Everything had to

derfdat

but I had decided to try to stay as

it was nice to eat three full meals a day again. I was already regaining some of the weight I’d lost. My ribs weren’t

never be as strong as those with wolves, but now I could

exhausted.

faux wildflowers stitched into the skirt. Elva wanted to wear a flower crown to

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