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The Map Between Us

Author: Winmo
last update publish date: 2026-06-04 06:10:08

~Lyra's POV~

The air in the east wing meeting room felt thicker than usual that late afternoon. Xavier sat across from me, his elbows on the table, his hands resting just four inches from mine. I could feel the warmth coming off his skin. Neither of us moved to close the distance, but we both knew it was there. The silence stretched, comfortable yet charged, like the quiet before a storm my wolf could already sense.

Kaela stirred inside me, lifting her head with keen interest. The mate bond hum
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