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Chapter 31: Marcus, The Lycan

Author: Sam K
last update publish date: 2025-12-06 01:58:28
Alara’s POV

The morning should have been soft — warm sheets, tangled limbs, the quiet aftermath of a night neither of us would dare put into words just yet. But the moment I opened my eyes, the air felt wrong. Dense. Heavy. Like the world itself was holding its breath.

Xavier felt it too.

He was already tense beside me, muscles coiled beneath the sheets, jaw tight. His golden eyes flicked to the window, the faintest growl rumbling in his chest like a warning.

I didn’t get the chance to ask what
Sam K

Who else likes Marcus more than they like Xavier?

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