Absence

Calla’s POV

“I wasn’t staring!” I protested lamely from my humiliating spot in the dirt. I scrambled to pull my skirt down, my palms scraping against the dry earth as I tried to regain some shred of dignity. “I just... hadn’t seen him... like that. It caught me off guard.”

The surrounding wolves hooted and whistled, their merciless teasing echoing across the dusty training field.

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