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Chapter 36: The Aftermath

Author: Sam K
last update publish date: 2025-12-08 00:20:18

Xavier’s POV

The scent of burnt ozone still clung to the stone walls.

I stood in the shattered entrance to the council chamber, jaw clenched so tightly it ached. The runes etched into the archway — meant to repel any Lycan, king or not — were fractured, spiderwebbing out from where Marcus had rammed us through.

The council scattered from my path like leaves in a storm, but I wasn’t here for them.

I was here because the world had shifted… because something ancient had grazed Alara. Because a cor
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