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After the rain, Marshall held me close, his Alpha aura pressing against me like a weight I could never quite escape. "We’ve been together for three years," he said, his voice low and commanding, "but now it’s time to let you go." I froze for a moment, my wolf stirring uneasily in the back of my mind. But before I could respond, he continued, "If you have some free time, help me find someone new." His words hit me like a blow, but I kept my expression neutral. I knew exactly who he was referring to—Lucia Snyder, the new Omega in the Hill Pack. She was everything I wasn’t: vibrant, eager, and unburdened by the weight of three years of his manipulations. She fit his ideal image better than I ever could. I rose from his embrace, my movements calm and deliberate. I