Autumn was breaking apart from the inside.The transformation pain was reaching its peak...waves of agony crashing through her body as her hybrid nature finally began to fully settle. Golden flames and shadows warred beneath her skin, each one trying to dominate the other. She was trembling, barely able to stand, tears streaming down her face.Max's expression softened with something dangerously close to tenderness. He tilted her chin up with careful fingers, forcing her to meet his silver-gray eyes."You're not tearing apart," he whispered, his ancient voice carrying absolute certainty. "You're becoming whole. Let me help you."He leaned down and kissed her...not the usual fierce, hate-filled kiss, but something slower, deeper, more intimate. It was a different kind of claiming. Autumn moaned into his mouth, the pain momentarily dulled by the contact. She kissed him back desperately, fingers tangling in his dark hair as if he was the only thing keeping her grounded, the only anchor i
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