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Chapter 195: The First Test

Author: Sam K
last update publish date: 2026-03-31 18:47:40

Xavier’s POV

Control wasn’t about dominance. It was about precision. And right now—

Precision was the only thing standing between us and complete collapse.

I stood at the head of the strategy table, the map of the territory spread out before me. Marked. Adjusted. Rewritten more times in the past hour than it had been in months.

Seven routes.

Seven variations.

Seven carefully constructed lies.

Each one believable.

Each one subtle.

Each one different.

Ronan leaned over the table to my left, arms
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