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Chapter 19

Author: Buchi
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Aria’s POV

The sound of the alarm bells clung to my skin like cold rain.

Three short strikes. One long.

Even locked in this room, I understood what that signified—danger was near.

And Kael…

My heart raced, pounding in my throat. I moved away from the window, my fingers gripping the bedframe until my knuckles turned white.

Through the gap in the curtains, I had seen him—Kael—shift mid-step, his wolf charging into the courtyard as if the walls themselves couldn’t hold him back.

He was quick. Savage. Alive.

For now.

Something deep within me twisted. I reminded myself it was not my concern, that he had made it clear I was merely a vessel, not someone worth saving, let alone worrying about.

But my feet didn’t obey.

I flung the door open and stepped into the hallway.

The stone floor felt cool against my bare feet, but the air was heavy—sounds rolling through the corridors from the courtyard below. Shouts. Clashing steel. Wolves growling.

I moved swiftly, my hair falling forward, trying not
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