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They will make you feel as if you have no choice, she told me before she died. But there is always a choice. Have courage, little one.
“There is always a choice,” I snarl back. “It may not be an easy choice. But it is a choice nonetheless.”
“So that is my choice? To belong to Sebastian, or to belong to you?”
“And I’m a princess!”
What’s more, Callum got frustrated with me when I refused.
“Honestly, I’m surprised he decided to give it to you. The cost is as high for him as it is for you.”
Small and fragile things cannot afford to be stupid. They’re too easy to break.”
“He chased you to that clearing, far away from the other Wolves that were out last night. He got his scent on you so they wouldn’t smell you. He took part of your cloak with him, so if they caught your scent, they’d chase after him instead.” He stares at the forest ahead, his jaw tightening. “He wasn’t trying to kill you. He was protecting you.” He swallows, hard. “And Blake doesn’t do anything unless it’s within his own interests. So I want to know why.”
I’m afraid she’ll see that I’m a viper too.
I am a traitor to the Southlands.
“You should never pretend to be less than what you are.”
“It is a well-known wolf melody,” he says, feigning confusion. “About the Elderwolf and his love for the Moon. I thought you might like it. Do you not?”
“I’m not your knight in shining armor, Aurora. I am not here to rescue you. I have given you a way out. It’s your choice whether or not you take it.”
And an emotion stronger and uglier than hate surges through my body. It is consuming. Unbearable. Dark and powerful and unfamiliar. I want to tear inside of myself and rip it out.
