Chapter 97: Hidden Feelings
(Aurora's POV)
I stretched lazily in bed, the soft morning light filtering through the curtains. My first thought, unbidden, was of Marcus. The memory of last night sent a rush of heat to my cheeks. I quickly shook the thought away and sat up, glancing toward the coffee table.
An ancient pack chronicle lay open on the coffee table, its aged pages covered in intricate pack runes. Marcus must have been studying it before heading to work.
Curiosity stirred within me. What had caught his attention in a book like that? I slid out of bed and padded over, my fingers grazing the parchment edge carefully. The page didn’t seem intentionally marked, but something about the layout made me pause.
The runes were beyond my understanding. Their shapes swirled in an un
