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Chapter 8 – The Alpha’s Warning

last update publish date: 2025-09-17 04:37:49

The air in the council chamber was sharp enough to slice open lungs. Torches lined the walls, throwing shadows that stretched like claws across the stone floor. My wrists ached where Riven’s grip had pinned me earlier, dragging me through the courtyard as if I were some wayward criminal instead of the daughter of Shadowfang blood.

Now I stood before the council, the stares of the pack searing into my skin more viciously than any chain.

Riven didn’t release me immediately. His hand lingered a mo
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This chapter hit so hard,Riven’s warning was colder than ice, and Damien’s smugness made my blood boil. The Moonlight mark should have protected Aria, but instead it’s being twisted against her. And that final decree, a trial at dawn. Chills! Author, your writing is incredible.
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