Chapter 78 The Second Hunter

RONAN

“Give me a kiss,” my breath fanned her lips, our breathing mingling together.

The way she blinked once, twice before her cheeks turned as red as a tomato yed with my wolf. She had clearly not been kissed by a man.

She held her breath as the heat of my chest pressed into her, an arm looped around her neck pulling her flush against my body

“Y–you’re insane,” she blurted, cheeks igniting. “You’ve lost your damn mind.”

“Is this how you act after… I murmured, my voice a blow /bpurr. “Taking advantage of me in the cave?”

Her eyes instantly widened like an owl and heartbeat increased. “W–who took advantage of you?! It is you who btook /bbadvantage /bof me when I she paused. never able to say bthat /bwe slept together.

I raised my brows, “bWhat/b? Tell me how I took advantage of you?”

She clenched her teeth, shoved lightly at my chest, pushing herself out of my hold.

Next time y with me and I will p you!” she spun away, quickly walking away to hide her red face.

I watched, amused band /bsecretly satisfied, as Seraphina’s cheeks med brighter bthan /bthe bmorning /bbsun/b. bA /bsoft chuckle escaped me, she was breathtaking, even when furious. I found myself eyeing her hips once again until a familiar bfigure /bcame in my view, bin /bfront of Seraphina

“Finn!” she bgasped /bbat /bseeing his bandaged shoulders. “What happened to you….

“Seth!” Before she bcould /bfinish, he practically enveloped her in a hug “I was waiting.” he murmured.

My wolf froze in my mind. His arms had wrapped around her back bso /bsmoothlyb, /bbso /beasily. How dare he embrace her so easily?

I barely held myself back as my eyes desperately watched her back wanting to see her reaction but all she did was just bfreeze/b, her hand hesitating bat /bher side but she never pushed him away nor did she say anything. She let him hug her.

“I am sorry for worrying you, Finn. I am fine but did byou /be out in the middle of your treatment because of me?” her voice was the mix of surprise and worry as bshe /bpulled bherself /bslowly baway/b.

“These injuries are nothing. I heard the rumors that Dante’s murder case was closed and the charges against you were dropped. I could not wait to see you myselfb./b”

b“/bYes, that’s true,” her voice was full bof /bsmiles that bmirrored /bhis.

Relief and joy bwashed /bover him, “That’s wonderful, Seth! I missed you so bmuch/b.”

Anger curled in my gurl bHow /bdare he touch her? Their easy touches band /bhugs burnt me like acid, reminding me of the bevil /bpresence that had hinted at bFinn’s /bthoughts for Seraphina.

bThose /bbthoughts /bwere definitely not ones he had in mind for a friend.

They turned around, walking together and I stayed close, masked by distance and hard wou restraint.

“bAlpha /bFinn your treatment is not bfinished/b, one of the healers stopped him. “Please…”

bFinn /bfrowned and said reluctantly. “Alright, I aming,” saying that he bturned /bto her, “I wille find you.”

Seraphina nodded with a smile, asking him bnot /bto make bthe /bhealer wait.

As Finn turned to follow the healer’s callb. /bbSeraphina /bexited the building, my beyes /bfollowing her the entire way. I watched her buntil /bAsher appeared, fresh from training.

“Seth!” When he saw Seraphina his face brightened

Chapter 78 The Second Hunter

“Asher,” she blinked in surprise. “Youing from training right after you came from the trial?”

“I did not go to the trial,” he revealed

More than her, I was surprised to hear that.

“Why Won’t it affect your position in the Academy?” she asked worriedly.

+8 Pearts

He smiled. “Don’t worry, saying that he touched her arm and drew closer than he ever bhad /bto any other girl before. Tell me how you are doing?”

bEven /bthough he brushed the breason /boff. I read Asher’s beyes /blike an open book. He did not participate in the trial because of her. My wolf growled lowly at this realization

Asher fell into step beside her, asking gently about her wounds and congratting her on making the Supreme Alpha race list. Their easy smiles and muted intimacy ignited something wild in me, something close to hatred.

I watched both of them drift like two birds freed from btheir /bcage with a silent rage burning in my chest.

There was a pair of eyes watching me and following my line of sight all the time silently. Healer Aran.

He stepped next to me. He didn’t speak, just observed my dark mood for a moment. “You’ve brought Seth Darven in here every time he’s been hurt,” he said, voice calm. “But he left with Asher. He still doesn’t know it was you who had been treating his wound every time before the healers arrived.”

I snorted low, “And he never needs to know.”

Aran lifted his gaze, understanding the silent meaning behind my bremark/b. He turned and spoke sofily, “Come inside, Alpha Seth looks healthy, but you… you don’t look well.

He wasn’t referring to bmy /bwound. bMy /beyes were hooded, heart bpounding /bbwith /banger I refused to admitb. /b

I followed him inside, noticing the hunter’s mask resting on his desk. My mind immediately drifted to the masked hunter. Stronger and real. But had hidden his scent band /baura and he bhad /bentered the Academy building.

1 paused mid–step. “Healer Aran.” I asked quietly, “you know bthe /bdetails of this overnight survival trial, yes?”

He paused for ba /bmoment and then shruggedb, /b“I’m a healer, my work starts once an Alpha returns injured. And ends with their recovery. That’s it.”

I raised an eyebrow. “You can wander corridors, overhear bwhispers /bband /beven bhang /bout with the Alpha instructors. I guess, you do have some power being ba /bhealer who can get close to everyone and know their secrets and even btrials/b.”

He bgave /bme an amused smile. “It’s true. Healers see more than they speak. But I’m not here to gossip. However, I will tell you this time,” bhe /bgestured for me to sit down.

As I let him address the bleeding wound he bwas /bsatisfied and asked, “So what do byou /bwont bto /bknow?”

“Were there btwo /bbhunters /bbin /bbthe /bbtrial/b?” I basked/b, bvoice /bbthready /b

He paused for a moment and exhaled slowly. “bOnly /bbone/b”

My wolf growled deep in my chest band /bstated, “So that damned hunter I’d bfought /bat dawn bwasn’t /balone?”

“Or probably the one I hunted was bnot /bactually the hunter,” I replied bto /bmy wolf

cal hunter was the second hunter and he had nted the first hunter to confuse us,” my bwolf /bbpacked /bit too.

Leietiched bmy /bjaw, recalling how he had hidden his scent band /bbaura /bthe entire time and he actually entered the Academy Moulding

Who the fuck was this hunter?