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Nora:

He wouldn’t allow me to accompany him under any circumstances. I was pushed away, with no

other choice but to retreat to the car. With no signals, what on earth did he mean by informing his

brothers?

“Ugh! This town is so messed up. It has nothing to offer,” I grumbled, kicking the rock while keeping

my eyes on the road. I wanted to stay vigilant and ensure I kept an eye on the hospital.

‘Akira! You have to be here with me. If he needs help, we have to come. to his aid,‘ I added,

nervously twisting the ring on my finger. After a few minutes of silence, I heard a loud growl, and

then a freaking beast- like monster rolled out of the hospital with a much smaller wolf in its claws.

“What the heck!” I groaned, shuddering as the monster dragged the wolf toward the car. The other

wolf was badly wounded, bleeding from multiple spots. My heart started pounding as I realized the

bigger one was Nash. I had never seen him transition before. But why the heck was his wolf like

that? It didn’t seem like a normal wolf.

I was so scared, even though I knew the scarier one was on my side, that I instantly got inside the

car and shut the door tightly. ‘Go back! Go back!‘ I told Akira, repeatedly fidgeting with the ring out

of fear. The monstrous Nash stopped next to the car, and then with a thud, he hit his head against

my side of the window.

“Oh no! Please go away, I’m not coming out,” I started wailing in fear. Why did he want me to come

out of the car? Couldn’t he tell I was

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beyond frightened? I don’t think he cared because soon he began to bump onto the car to get my

attention.

“What on earth!” I screamed, rushing over to the driver’s side and getting out of the car. He let go of

the wounded wolf and ran to my side in such haste that I covered my face with my hands and knelt

down. He grunted, his claws hitting me hard as he demanded I uncover my face. In fear, I complied.

He stood tall before me, his eyes red, saliva dripping from his mouth. He growled and hit his head

against the back door.”

“‘You want me to shove him into the car?‘ I asked, trembling. He growled, and I knew that’s what he

wanted me to do.

“I’ll do it,” shaking and stuttering, I ran to the other side and watched the wolf transform into a

human form before passing out. I stood there while Nash ran behind a big building, probably to

scare off ghosts.

“Please don’t wake up on me,” I whispered, holding the man’s hands. and dragging him into the

backseat of the car.

“Ugh!” I groaned at how difficult it was. I had forgotten about Akira entirely. Watching Nash and how

rough he was just stunned me.

“Did you tie him up?” I had only just jumped out of the car when Nash’s voice from behind me made

me jump and almost fall down.

“Hey! I am not a monster,” he rolled his eyes, wearing only pants.

“Damn right you are,” I yelled now that I knew he was in his human form. The way his wolf form was

crazy.

He narrowed his eyes at me, and I had an explanation ready for him.

“Your wolf is nuts. He didn’t even care where he was hitting me as

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long as he delivered his message,” I hissed, pointing and showing him the scratches I got from his

wolf when he was making his point.

“Ugh! He’s a little rough,” Nash gently touched my wounds, but I pulled away from him.

“Little rough? He’s crazy. You better tell him not to scare me like that again. I’m going to have

nightmares for days now,” I complained, watching Nash place his hand on the roof of the car and

hunch over

1. me.

“Don’t worry, I can give you a hug when you sleep,” the smile he showed made me gulp. My mood

changed, but I kept the facade of being angry.

“And no! I didn’t tie him up. Do it yourself.” I stepped aside because. him being shirtless in front of

me was not helping.

Of course, he wouldn’t know, he didn’t feel that way, but weirdly enough, I was a bit too excited

around my stepbrothers. And I was noticing it now more than before.”

“It’s fine. You did a great job,” he mumbled, getting in the car and swiftly tying him up while I walked

around, taking in the fresh air.

“Done. You can come back. We should start heading home now,” Nash called from the car, now

sporting a blue shirt. I slid into the

now sporting a blue shirt. I slid in

into the passenger seat, and for the first few minutes, I didn’t know how else to broach the

conversation about his wolf. But I was growing curious about him.

“What’s up with your wolf?” I inquired, trying not to sound too evasive but feeling it important to

know.

And here I thought my wolf was the only one that was crazy.

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“Nothing, just a little cursed,” he commented with a laugh, making me turn my head to watch him

act like it was no big deal.

“This is where you explain your comment to me,” I used a slightly higher–pitched tone this time.

“There’s nothing to talk about. I just know I’m cursed, and that’s all,” he shrugged, continuing to

drive, his eyes on the road. I was getting more and more anxious then.

“What kind of curse, and do the pack members know about it?” I didn’t mean to threaten him; I was

just curious. And thankfully, he didn’t see it that way.

“Yeah, they know there’s something off. I try not to transition in front of them and scare them, but

they know,” he calmly replied, compelling me to lean back and ponder how much there was about

my brothers that I didn’t know.