The Human Among Wolves (Aurora) novel Chapter 121

Chapter 121

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“That’s not all,” I said, my voice low at first, then firmer as I turned my whole body toward him, forcing him to meet my gaze. His

eyes flicked to mine briefly, a quick glance, like he was measuring me, weighing my words before returning his focus to the road.

“I… I was left on a bridge when I was only ten years old,” I began, swallowing hard as the memory pressed against the edges of my

mind. “I didn’t have any memories–nothing. Just my name. Aurenya. That’s all I had. My… my now parents found me, took me in,

and named me Aurora. And… and that’s how it started. The rest… school, academy, all of it. I thought it was just a normal college, a

normal life.” My hands twisted in my lap, the story spilling out faster than I expected.

“But it’s not,” I admitted, a sigh escaping me, almost unintentional. “It’s never been normal. And then… I found a book.” My voice

caught slightly, the words strange on my tongue, heavy with the weight of what they carried.

“The book… with my name in it,” I continued, careful not to mention the Warden, deliberately leaving him out. “It’s… enchanted.

Locked in a way I can’t just open. That’s why I… I wanted to try to unlock it, with the Latin spell book I found.”

“So…” he began, his voice slow, like he was tasting each word before letting it out. There was a pause, a careful, almost deliberate

pause, as if he was letting the absurdity of what I’d just told him sink in. “Your real name is Aurenya,” he said finally, his tone sharp

with incredulity. “And you’re… a human. Somehow ended up in the academy for… werewolves. And then–you just… found the

books? Just like that? Seriously?”

He raised an eyebrow, that perfect mix of skepticism and disbelief that made it impossible to hide anything. I could almost see the

corners of his brain twisting around the story, trying to make sense of it, trying to fit it into some logical pattern that didn’t exist.

“I… I don’t think I’m human,” I said slowly, my voice quieter than I expected; almost like saying it aloud made it more real. I

hesitated for a moment, gathering myself before I added, “And yes… found those books.”

There was a flicker in his expression then, a subtle shift, that tiny moment where doubt met something else–curiosity, maybe, or

just the undeniable fact that he had no idea what he was actually dealing with. I watched him carefully, waiting for the inevitable

questions, the disbelief, and the edge in his voice that would come next.

“Oh wow,” he said at last, the words dragging out of him like they’d been sitting on his tongue for minutes. His tone was unreadable -somewhere between disbelief and quiet amusement–but the silence that followed was heavier than either.

We didn’t speak after that. The car hummed softly beneath us, the engine’s low rumble filling the air as the world outside slipped by in streaks of muted color. My thoughts tangled themselves into knots, looping back on the conversation again and again until I wasn’t sure if I regretted telling him or not.

Then, after what felt like an eternity of silence, I felt the car slow. My eyes flicked to the windshield just as the tires crunched against gravel. Kael pulled the wheel gently, steering us to the side of the road until the car rolled to a stop.

My stomach tightened. “Why… why did you stop?” I asked, my voice little too small, a little too unsure.

He exhaled, one hand still resting on the steering wheel while the other ran through his hair–a habit I’d noticed he did when he was trying to find the right words. Then he turned to me, his expression serious in a way I wasn’t used to seeing. The usual teasing

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spark in his eyes was gone.

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“Look, Princess,” he said quietly, almost gently. “This-” he gestured vaguely between us, “-this won’t work unless we’re completely

honest with each other.”

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