The Human Among Wolves (Aurora) novel Chapter 136

Chapter 136

“Yes,” I finally said, my voice quiet but certain. “I don’t know when kactly… but soon.”

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Kael didn’t say anything right away. The only sound was the rain, so and steady, like it was trying to fill the silence for us. When I finally glanced at him, his jaw was tight, his expression unreadable.

“Good,” he said after a moment, still looking straight ahead. “You should.”

Yeah,” I said softly, the words almost getting lost under the steady hom of the engine. “Thank you, Kael… for everything.”

He glanced at me, one corner of his mouth lifting into that familiar mirk–but this time it wasn’t teasing, not really. “You already said that,” he murmured, his voice low, almost amused.

“I know,” I admitted, smiling faintly as I looked down at my hands. But I meant it.”

For a while, the car fell into silence again. The rain had softened into a drizzle, streaking faintly across the windows, and the gray morning light was just beginning to stretch over the horizon. Everything outside looked hazy–quiet and washed–out, like the world was still half asleep.

Kael’s hand rested loosely on the wheel, his fingers tapping absently against it as he drove, and I found myself watching him out of the corner of my eye. He looked… calm. Focused. There was something steady about him that made the chaos inside me slow down a little. I didn’t want to admit it–not even to myself–but I really liked his company. The silence between us didn’t feel awkward

anymore; it just was.

The roads leading to the academy were nearly empty at this hour, lined with tall pines still dripping from the rain. Every few minutes, Kael would glance my way, just a quick check, like he was making sure I was still okay. Each time, I’d catch his eyes, and

he’d look away again, pretending he wasn’t doing it.

Fifteen minutes later, the academy gates came into view through the mist. The old iron bars looked almost black against the soft morning light, the stone walls slick from the rain. Kael slowed the car and pulled up to the curb, parking just outside. The engine hummed quietly, the only sound between us for a moment.

I turned in my seat to face him, my fingers fidgeting with the strap of my backpack. I opened my mouth, trying to find the right words–to thank him for the ride, for everything he’d done, for not leaving me when things got weird and dangerous and way too

real. But nothing came out.

Kael was watching me, his expression unreadable, eyes flicking from mine to my lips and back again. The silence between us

thickened, humming with something I couldn’t quite name. I felt my pulse quicken, my breath catching in my throat.

“Kael, I” I started, but the words barely made it past my lips.

Before I could finish, he leaned in. His hand came up slowly, deliberely, his fingers brushing against my jaw, warm and steady. He

cupped my cheek, and for a heartbeat, we just… stayed there. Close enough for me to feel the warmth radiating from him, to see the faint flecks of gold in his eyes.

Then he closed the distance.

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His lips pressed against mine–firm, certain, and far gentler than I expected. My thoughts scattered instantly, melting into static.

The world outside the car–the rain, the academy gates, the entire damn city–seemed to fade out, leaving only the soft thud of my

heartbeat in my ears and the warmth of his mouth on mine.

It wasn’t rushed or rough. It was quiet. Careful. Like he’d been thinking about doing it for a while but didn’t want to scare me away.

When he finally pulled back, his hand lingered on my cheek for a second longer before he dropped it, his thumb brushing once

against my skin as if to say something he didn’t have the words for.

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