Chapter 13: Gathering Courage
{Elira}
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The car ride was steeped in silence.
No music. No radio station. No Noise.
Just the hum of the road and the whisper of the tires against gravel.
Rennon hadn’t said a word since we left the Alpha’s estate, but somehow, his quiet presence filled the space between us.
It didn’t feel tense or cold—just... calm. The kind of calm that settled around your bones and made you forget you were nervous to begin with.
His scent—light jasmine with faint traces of citrus and mint—floated gently in the air. It was clean, like morning dew and freshly crushed herbs.
It was nothing like Lennon’s, who carried the warmth of sandalwood, amber, and vanilla.
And then it hit me.
The one who caught me when I fainted at the mating grounds... neither of them smelled like that wolf.