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The girl who had asked about Elara's love life circled back to her. She leaned forward with renewed interest, clearly not ready to let the topic drop.
"By the way, Elara, you had so many male wolves from outside our academy chasing after you back then. Are you mated soon?"
Elara sighed inwardly. She set down her fork carefully, steeling herself for what was clearly going to be another round of probing questions. A peaceful meal was apparently too much to ask for.
She smiled slightly. Her voice remained calm and measured. "Actually, I'm already mated."
The announcement hit the table like a small bombshell. Several conversations stopped mid-sentence, and all eyes turned to Elara with varying degrees of surprise, curiosity, and barely concealed disappointment.
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