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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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sow panic among the pack. The perfect kind

trying to restrain the

steps were

sheds had been left untouched by the fire suspiciously

smelling of earth and wood,

to the back corner where a stack of old

covered in dust.

a practiced hand and found

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of letters, tucked neatly

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light filtering through the cracks

the rough handwriting on

my eyes narrowing to fit together

“Foolish boy,” I grumbled.

letters in

far as anybody who came into it would tell,

had served its purpose, accident or otherwise and I now had what I needed to stay

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

stood with Dane, her shoulders down but her voice soft

in our response,”

and

werewolves nodded their heads toward her

response.

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Aurora’s eyes caught mine, and half of me expected her to start walking toward me

she turned her attention again

darkness once

commanded her pack, the way they looked to her for guidance. It was admirable, in a way. But it also made

protect them,

until it was

I would make sure it

left of the murmuring crowd, the words

investigate this

came about and make certain that it

was standing beside her, his hand on her shoulder,

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