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KNIGHT

She still despised me. I could feel it, but she did save us all alphas, and now everyone was indebted to her, and we just acquired allies because of her bravery.

I wanted to hug her, kiss her, and make love with her for the job well done, but that could wait. I broke her trust and didn’t know how to regain it.

I just missed her. My wolf missed her. My wolf became restless without physical contact, so I sneaked into her room after dinner. I slept beside her, only to be woken up by a moan. She must be dreaming— a wild dream.

“Nirvana?” I slightly nudged her, and she jolted to wake up, her chest heaving.

Seemingly disoriented, she turned to me, horrified for a second. “Why are you in my bed?”

“I was too tired to go home, so I decided to sneak in,” I told her the half-truth.

“Really? You couldn’t ask anyone to drive you home?”

“No, sweetheart. Unlike you, you can jump into places in seconds.” I lied back, hoping she let it go.

“Unbelievable.”

“Believe it or not. We worked all day,