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Chapter 12

Author: Rain Tummy
last update publish date: 2026-04-07 23:40:35

Bella POV

The moment the car crossed the border of the pack territory, I felt something inside me finally go quiet.

Not better.

Not healed.

Just… quiet.

I sat by the window, watching the familiar trees slowly disappear behind me, my fingers resting loosely in my lap. For a second, I almost expected myself to feel something dramatic, like heartbreak or regret or the urge to tell the driver to turn around.

But nothing came.

I was just tired.

“Miss… are you okay?” the driver asked gently, glancing
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