PAEDYN NOVA
I couldn’t breathe.
Even long after Nora stormed out and Cardan told me to stay… even after he left for training as if nothing had happened… even after the room went silent — I couldn’t breathe.
My lips still tingled from his.
My heart still raced.
My wolf curled around the memory like it was the only warm thing in the universe.
And my shame sat on my chest like a stone.
What have I done?
I pressed my back to the wall and slid down, burying my face in my knees. The warmth of his touch still clung to my skin and I hated myself for feeling it… for wanting it.
‘You chose him.’
No, I whispered to my wolf. I didn’t choose anything. It just… happened.
‘It happens to mates,’ she answered softly.
I closed my eyes. Don’t say that.
But she hummed, satisfied, certain.
Becau
