The Human Among Wolves (Aurora) novel Chapter 213

Chapter 213

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Lira and Riven were stunning in their dresses as well.

Lira wore a soft silver gown that shimmered like fresh frost, the fabr catching every bit of light as she moved. Thin crystal beads traced the neckline and sleeves, making her look like she’d stepped fight out of a snow–spell.

Riven, on the other hand, looked bold and dangerous in deep midnight purple. Her dress hugged her figure before falling into sharp. elegant folds, and the high slit up the side showed off the confidence she never bothered to hide. Dark lace wrapped around her

arms like enchanted ink.

Once the four of us were finally ready, we left our dorm room and headed toward the academy’s auditorium, where the winter dance was already waiting–glowing, echoing, alive with magic.

When we arrived, the auditorium was already overflowing with students, teachers, and the shimmer of winter lights. Music drifted through the air, warm and bright–but none of it mattered. My eyes were searching for only one person.

Him.

But he wasn’t here yet.

Instead, my gaze snagged on Selene and her mate, Alex, already on the dance floor. Selene looked ethereal–her dress a shimmering silver that hugged her waist before falling into soft, flowing layers that sparkled whenever she moved. Her hair was braided back and threaded with tiny snow–like crystals, and Alex couldn’t seem to take his eyes off her. They looked… happy. Effortlessly so.

I should’ve kept watching them. I should’ve turned away.

But then my eyes caught on someone else.

Kael.

He was already here, standing near the edge of the room, talking to a few guys from his year. He looked unfairly good in a fitted black suit, his white shirt open at the collar, his usually messy blond hair actually brushed back for once. The soft blue lights from the decorations reflected in his eyes, making them look more silver.

I hadn’t spoken to him since the day he asked me to dance. I told him I’d think about it–and then I never texted him back. I’d completely forgotten, swallowed by everything else that happened… everything with Zayn.

Guilt pricked at me, sharp and uncomfortable. Kael lifted his head slightly, as if sensing he was being watched. For half a second, I thought his eyes might meet mine.

They did.

And then he… smiled.

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Not a small, polite smile. Not the kind you give someone you barely now. It was warm, slow, like he genuinely meant it–like he

was actually happy to see me. It hit me with a strange, unexpected force, tightening something low in my stomach.

I stood there, rooted to the spot, my breath catching for a moment. The room around us didn’t exactly stop, but it blurred–voices,

music, the rustle of dresses and soft laughter fading into the background. His smile widened just a little, a soft curve at one corner

of his mouth, the kind that hinted at something playful… or maybe knowing.

I swallowed, unable to look away.

Kael lifted his chin slightly in a small greeting, subtle but unmistakable. As if to say hey without a single word. As if nothing

awkward had happened. As if I hadn’t left him waiting for an answer I never gave.

My chest tightened again–guilt tangled with something else I didn’t want to name.

I forced myself to blink, my fingers brushing the fabric of my dress as if grounding myself back in the moment. My roommates were

still talking beside me, but none of it registered.

As I finally gathered the courage to approach Kael–after a full minute of standing there, breathing in, breathing out, telling myself

to just move–I took a single step toward him.

And then another.

But on the third… something stopped me dead in my tracks.

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