  Jacob&#39;s POV
  Holy shit, that feeling just now... was fucking amazing!Fighting side by side with Celena, she commanded&nbsp;and I executde, that kind of tacit understanding is just like we were born to be a couple. &nbsp;I pounced on the debris, and she delivered a fatal blow, neat and decisive. &nbsp;I could even sense the connection between us. In that brief moment, it was no longer a frozen wasteland, but rather a faint, warm fluttering. &nbsp;
  My heart was jubilant, and my Wolf was rolling excitedly deep in its consciousness, its tail wagging like a propeller. &nbsp;There&#39;s hope! &nbsp;There is definitely hope! &nbsp;Even if we can&#39;t go back to the past immediately, the ice has cracked a crack! &nbsp;
  Then, I heard the celestial melody. She looked at me. Her grey eyes, though still not very warm, at least clearly reflected my shadow. She said, &quot;Thank you.&quot;

  Jacob&#39;s POV
  It felt like a bucket of ice water dumped over me from head to toe. Her words were clear, cool, without a single ripple. Okay, still no. But... compared to how she used to look at me like I was her enemy, or just ignore me outright, now we could at least have a calm conversation. She even said “thank you” to me. Was that... progress? Damn it, I was probably just kidding myself. But even a sliver of hope was enough for me to cling to.
  I was trying to draw some pitiful warmth from this tiny “improvement” when she asked about Brett.
  “Jacob, earlier... those people. What did they do to Brett&#39;s grave?”
  I froze. My throat felt blocked, making it hard to breathe. How could I tell her? Was I supposed to say I watched those bastards dig up your brother&#39;s resting place with shovels, stuff him into a body bag like cargo, and walk away? That I saw it all and couldn&

  Celena&#39;s POV
  The crushing weight on my chest vanished abruptly, lifting me with a sudden lightness. With a pained whimper, the black wolf was hurled backward by a tremendous force. As its claws tore away, they ripped a small chunk of flesh from my chest, the agony making my vision darken.
  Then came the horrifying sounds of two wolves tearing into each other. Raging roars, the sharp clatter of fangs clashing, the dull thud of claws ripping flesh. Hot blood and gray and black fur splattered everywhere.
  It was Jacob!
  He seemed to have completely lost his mind, transformed into a savage beast I’d only ever seen in my nightmares. He ignored the bites on his ears and head, pinning the other wolf down like a madman. He sank his teeth into the black wolf&#39;s foreleg—I even heard the crack of breaking bone!
  The black wolf let out a shrill howl and tore at Jacob&#39;s head and ne

Jacob&#39;s POV
  Holy shit, that feeling just now... was fucking amazing!Fighting side by side with Celena, she commanded&nbsp;and I executde, that kind of tacit understanding is just like we were born to be a couple. &nbsp;I pounced on the debris, and she delivered a fatal blow, neat and decisive. &nbsp;I could even sense the connection between us. In that brief moment, it was no longer a frozen wasteland, but rather a faint, warm fluttering. &nbsp;
  My heart was jubilant, and my Wolf was rolling excitedly deep in its consciousness, its tail wagging like a propeller. &nbsp;There&#39;s hope! &nbsp;There is definitely hope! &nbsp;Even if we can&#39;t go back to the past immediately, the ice has cracked a crack! &nbsp;
  Then, I heard the celestial melody. She looked at me. Her grey eyes, though still not very warm, at least clearly reflected my shadow. She said, &quot;Thank you.&quot; 
  Thank you! She said thank you to me! Not “Get lost,” not “I hate you,” but thank you!
  A wav

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