The Human Among Wolves (Aurora) novel Chapter 112

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“And what exactly did you tell him?” I pressed, narrowing my eyes at her and then at Lira, because if anyone was bold enough to

rope Kael into this, it was definitely her.

Lira didn’t even look guilty. In fact, she smirked, like she’d been waiting for this moment. She lounged back on her bed, propping

her chin on her hand like she had all the time in the world.

“Did you see the way he was looking at you the whole field trip?” she asked casually, like she was talking about the weather. “I mean, come on, Rory. He looked like he wanted to eat you. Literally.”

I blinked at her, heat creeping into my cheeks despite the fact that I wanted to throw a pillow at her head. “What the hell does that

even mean?”

“It means,” Lira drawled, clearly enjoying herself, “we figured we might as well take advantage of the situation. The guy’s into you-

don’t even try to deny it–so we took a chance and asked him.”

I stared at her, stunned into silence.

Mira jumped in quickly, maybe sensing I was about five seconds away from exploding. “We didn’t tell him everything! Relax. We just said it was for your project, that you needed help translating some old book.”

“Thankfully, he didn’t ask a lot of questions.” Riven said.

I pressed my palms over my face, groaning into them. “Oh my god. You’ve got to be kidding me. You three actually dragged Kael into this. Kael. The guy who literally punched Zayn over some petty argument”

“Which,” Lira pointed out, “was really hot.”

Mira smacked her with a pillow, muttering, “Not the point.”

But the damage was already done–my mind was spiraling, replaying every look Kael had thrown my way, every sharp grin, every

moment that had felt charged with something I couldn’t name.

I groaned, pressing my palms against my face again. “I can’t… I just

“Relax, Rory,” Mira said quickly, hands fluttering like she was trying to calm a small storm. “You don’t have to figure everything out

right this second. Just… know she exists. The witch. She’s real. And she agreed to help.”

I peeked between my fingers, my pulse racing. “Help? What does that even mean? Unlock the book? Translate it? Like… instantly?”

“Yes. Exactly that,” Lira said, leaning forward, her grin softening slightly. “She’s serious. Efficient. And–well–she doesn’t trust a lot

of people. That’s why she only agreed on one condition.”

“Condition?” My stomach twisted.

Mira and Lira exchanged a look that immediately made me nervous, the one that screamed brace yourself, this is big. Mira cleared

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her throat. “Yeah… she doesn’t like visitors. People. Crowds. She said… you have to come to her. Fist the other way around. Yes,

And one more person.”

“One more person?” I whispered, the words feeling heavier than air.

Riven finally spoke, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. “Someone who can get you there.”

“And where is this witch, exactly?” I asked cautiously, my heartbeat starting to pound in my ears,

“She lives deep in the woods outside the city,” Lira said, her voice low, like saying it aloud made it more real. “Far from anyone who

might stumble across her. Old cabin, surrounded by trees, magic thick enough you could probably feel it from a mile wazy”

I stared at her, my brain freezing mid–thought. “The… woods? Outside the city? And I… I have to go there? Alone?”

“Not alone,” Mira said quickly. “One more person. Someone you can trust–or, well, someone who has the car and can actually drive

you there without getting lost in the middle of nowhere.”

I blinked. And that person is?”

The three of them exchanged that same look again–the one that made my stomach do backflips. “Kael,” Mira said.

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