NovelEnglishChapter 0271
Hannah
The weeks leading up to the Summer Hunt passed by faster than | expected-even faster than the days leading
up to the charity gala, even though the length was actually longer.
Noah and | worked side by side, true to our agreement to extend the divorce for another two months. But the
tension between us was palpable, like a taut rubber band ready to snap at any moment.
Every tour hands brushed as we passed documents back and forth, every stolen glance across the room,
sent shivers down my spine. My wolf whined restlessly, yearning for his touch even more than before.
The memory of our night together haunted me, making the urge stronger than it had been. It was as if that little
taste of ecstasy had madeaddicted, and | needed more.
Each night, | was too restless to sleep. Each night, | kept thinking of him, of the sensation of him moving inside of
me, and | would purse my lips and squeeze my eyes shut and try to push Noah out of my mind. But each night, it
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And each night, with my face red with shame, my hand would move under the blankets and | would whisper his
nunder my breath.
Then, each morning, | would wake up and pretend that hadn't done it.
“Hannah?”
| jerked my head up from my buttered toast, my eyes bleary, to see Noah looking atfrom where he was
standing by the coffee pot. He hadn't approachedfor sex since that night, and | didn’t approach him. But
even as | looked at him, | was already imagining taking his clothes off, and-
“Sorry,” | said, shaking my head slightly to dispel the thoughts. “What is it?”
“What do you think about this layout for the banquet?”
He handeda slip of paper that had a crude map hand drawn on it; a seating chart for the banquet that would
be held after the hunt, where we would-hopefully-roast and eat the deer we hunted down.
“It's good,” | said, my mouth full of toast as | studied the map. “But maybe we could move the dessert tables
closer to the dance floor? Encourage more mingling.”
Noah nodded and took the paper back. | watched as he scribbled something on it with a pencil, then stuffed both
the pencil and paper into his pocket. “Always thinking about the social dynamics. This is why | need you here.”
His words sent a pang through my chest. Need, not want., That was for the best, no matter now painful. And that
was what that night together had been: needing. Nothing more, nothing less.
“We should also consider having more vegetarian options,” | said. “Sof the younger pack members have
been asking for it.”
Noah scoffed, but nodded. “It's becoming more common these days, isn’t it?”
| hesitated, then said, “That actually reminds me; maybe we should set up an activity for the children and
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Chapter 0271
anyone who doesn’t want to-or who can’t-participate in the killing.”
Noah considered this for a moment before sweeping over to the door. His cologne hit my nose as he walked past
and | felt like | might pass out. “I'll consider it,” he said, then leftalone with my toast and a squirming
sensation in my thighs.
Eventually, the day of the hunt dawned on the very first day of summer, as per tradition.
The location was perfect, and much of it was thanks to my expertise as Luna. Due to a long week of rain, the
original piece of land had bectoo wet to use, so | had secured us a new piece of land for the hunt thanks to
calling upon a few favors | had accrued during my eating disorder campaign.
As | approached the grounds, the clearing was already bustling with activity. Lanterns hung from tree branches,
casting a warm glow over the misty forest. The air was filled with the tantalizing aroma of roasting meat and
fresh bread, and children were hopping around in the underbrush in search of toads.
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