The Human Among Wolves (Aurora) novel Chapter 207

Chapter 207

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“Aurora,” he whispered, voice trembling with something achingly real, “I’d rather you hate me for the rest of your life than hear you

say those words with intention.”

My chest clenched, but not from panic this time.

Something warm.

Deep.

Heavy.

Something that terrified me even more.

His brows drew together, worry flooding his features again.

“Rory… what are you feeling right now?” he whispered.

The kind of question that demanded honesty.

The kind that made my throat tighten all over again.

I leaned back slightly, just enough to put a little space between us, but his hands stayed on my jaw–warm, steady, grounding.

My chest rose and fell too fast.

I wasn’t crying anymore, but the aftershocks still trembled under my skin.

“I don’t know,” I whispered.

Zayn’s brow pulled together, worried. “Try. Please.”

I looked down at my hands, fingers clutching the blanket like it was the only thing keeping me from unraveling. I breathed in, slow, shaky. My voice came out barely above a whisper.

“I feel… like everything is too much.”

His thumbs brushed my cheeks, gentle. “I know.”

“I feel angry at you,” I admitted softly.

His jaw tightened, but he nodded. “I deserve that.”

“And scared,” I added. “Scared of what this means. Scared of what you said. Scared of what I might feel.”

His eyes softened–painfully, beautifully. “I know,” he whispered again.

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And.”

I swallowed hard.

“And I feel… something else. Something I don’t want to name yet.”

His breath caught.

For a second, he looked like that sentence alone shook him more than anything.

“You don’t have to name it,” he murmured, voice barely steady. “Not tonight. Not now. I’ll wait.”

I looked up at him finally–really looked–and the fear in his eyes mirrored mine. Different shapes, same depth.

He could feel everything I felt… but he still needed to hear it from me.

“Zayn,” I whispered, voice trembling despite myself, “when did you realize it was me?”

Silence.

Real silence.

Not the heavy kind.

Not the angry kind.

The kind that feels like the world holds its breath because the answer might change everything.

He didn’t look away.

Didn’t blink.

Didn’t even pretend to think.

He just spoke.

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“Aurora… you think this all just started recently,” he said quietly. “But it didn’t.”

My breath caught, even though I tried to play it cool.

He shifted closer, elbows resting on his thighs, shoulders tense.

“The night we slept together made everything sharper–louder. It made it impossible to ignore you.” His eyes flicked to mine, burning and uncertain all at once. “But the truth? The very first day saw you at the academy, something in me reacted. Not enough for me to understand it, not like now, but…” His jaw clenched. “It was there. A pull. A warning. A… recognition, I guess.”

He laughed once, humorless.

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“Tm not good at this, I don’t talk about feelings. I barely even acknowledge my own. But when I saw you standing there that day– just standing there–1 felt something in me shift.” He pressed a hand to his chest like he needed to hold himself together. “Like my

wolf took one look at you and decided, ‘Wah. That one.“”

My heart thudded painfully, and he caught the sound of course he did. His voice dropped even lower.

“I didn’t know what it meant then. I thought it was irritation, or curiosity, or just… whatever.” His gaze softened, dark eyes searching mine. “But now? With everything that’s happened… it’s obvious. It’s been obvious,”

A beat of silence.

He swallowed, hard.

“My feelings weren’t strong back then. They were just a spark. But now?” His voice broke in the middle, barely noticeable unless you were listening. “Now it feels like my entire chest is wired to yours. When you walk into a room, I feel it. When you’re upset, it hits me before you even say a word. When you look at someone else, I feel that too.”

He blinked, almost frustrated with himself.

“I didn’t plan this. I didn’t ask for it. But the moment I saw you at the academy… something in me already knew.”

His eyes didn’t waver.

“You were mine before I knew why.”