Chapter 261

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ALINA

“Pity”

There was something that I liked about Aurora that didn’t waste words on formalities when they might get in the way.

I was on my way to disturb her again the next day she was already in sight when I suddenly heard a sound.

Aurora’s head snapped toward the sound, her body moving instinctively before her mind could catch up.

“What’s happening?” she asked, already stepping away.

I followed, my pulse quickening as a faint orange glow lit up the

horizon.

The flicker of flames danced against the sky, and my mind raced

to make sense of it.

This wasn’t part of any plan. The devised chaos like this only worked when it was controlled.

I soon arrived at the village center, where wolves were by now struggling to put out the fire.

A big sack of hay near one of the store sheds had gone up in

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flame, lashing hungrily with their tongues of fire against the wooden structure.

“Get water!” Dane yelled above the noise of uproar, and his commanding appearance snapped the wolves into action.

In an instant, Aurora was at his side, her voice piercing the noise, sharp with instructions.

“Form a line from the well! Move, move!”

I hung to the edge of the chaos, watching the scene unfold.

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but it was enough to sow

by trying to

were

fire suspiciously so I went to the largest, its

damp, smelling of earth and

back corner where a stack

covered in dust.

with a practiced hand and

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letters, tucked neatly

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through the cracks on the

the rough handwriting on the topmost

over words, my eyes narrowing to fit together fragments of thoughts of

“Foolish boy,” I grumbled.

incriminating letters in

who came into it

and I now

the village square, the fire was smothered, and the wolves, relieved,

with Dane, her shoulders down but her voice

our response,” she said, her voice

tested, and

werewolves nodded their heads toward her softer in

response.

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Aurora’s eyes caught mine, and half of me expected her

didn’t; she turned her attention again

slipped into the darkness once more, my steps

her for guidance. It was admirable, in a way. But

to protect them,

it

would make sure it

left of the murmuring crowd, the words soothing like balm

investigate this fully,”

how it came

hand on

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