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Nova sighed heavily and rubbed a hand over her face.“Suppose what you’re saying is true.” She looked back at him cautiously. “Why don’t I remember you? I mean…” Her voice softened slightly. “I would remember my supposed friend.”Kael exhaled slowly before glancing around the ruined streets.The infected screams from earlier had gone quiet, but that didn’t mean the city was safe.Far from it.“We need to move,” he said quietly. “I’ll explain what I know somewhere safer.”Nova eyed him suspiciously.“You swear this isn’t some elaborate kidnapping thing?”Kael stared at her blankly.“You literally escaped my fortress through an air vent.”“Fair point.”A faint smirk tugged briefly at the corner of Kael’s mouth before disappearing again.He nodded toward the street ahead. “There’s an old subway station nearby. The tunnels are defensible.”Nova groaned immediately.“Absolutely not. Last time I went underground I got chased by nightmare wolves and emotionally traumatized.”Then do you know

Nova didn’t know how much distance she had put between herself and Kael, but she hoped it was far enough.Her legs ached from nonstop running while exhaustion dragged at every step, yet she kept moving anyway.Because trust got people killed.She learned that lesson early into the outbreak.People lied.People stole.People turned on each other the second survival got hard enough.And wolves?Yeah.Those definitely came with extra problems.Still…Kael confused her.Most predators didn’t look at someone the way he looked at her.Like finding her had stitched something broken back together inside him.Nova shoved the thought away immediately.Dangerous.Very dangerous.She climbed over fallen debris and finally emerged from the subway tunnels into another ruined section of the city.Nova scanned the streets carefully before continuing forward.Food.Shelter.Keep moving.That was the plan.Not giant emotionally damaged wolf men claiming they knew her before the apocalypse.A low distan

Nova’s face remained completely blank the entire trip back She sat stiffly on Kael’s massive wolf form with her arms crossed tightly Still mad.Very mad.Kael knew that posture.His wolf however seemed entirely too pleased carrying her around.“She’s staying.”Rylan walked beside them casually trying several times to start conversation.“So… this technically counts as your first horseback riding experience.”Silence.“Wolfback riding?”Nothing.“You know Kael’s gonna become unbearable about this later.”Nova ignored him completely.Rylan sighed dramatically. “Wow. Tough crowd.”Kael’s ears flicked slightly in amusement.Every now and again nova’s eyes drifted down toward her injured leg resting against dark fur It still hurt But Not constantly But enough to remind her it was there.At least it wasn’t bleeding anymore.Whatever the doctor injected her with back at the compound…It worked Or partially worked The infection spreading beneath her skin had definitely slowed.What exactly had

Kael was more than annoyed as he walked away from Nova’s room. Every instinct screamed at him to turn around and stay. His wolf certainly wasn’t helping matters. The beast had spent the entire walk arguing that Nova was going to escape again the moment he took his eyes off her. Honestly, Kael wouldn’t have been surprised if she tried climbing out the window before he even reached the council chamber. Five years hadn’t changed her stubbornness. If anything, surviving the apocalypse had made it worse.Unfortunately, there was a more immediate problem waiting for him.The elders.Kael groaned under his breath as he stalked through the fortress halls. The old geezers had been a headache long before the world ended. Now they somehow had even more time to meddle in everyone else’s business. As he passed through the compound, wolves quickly stepped out of his way. Most took one look at his expression and wisely avoided speaking to him altogether. The few brave enough to try only offered symp