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Chapter 23 – Shadows at the Edge

Author: Jesse
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-27 10:30:11

The days had settled into a rhythm of quiet joy. With news of both

Luna and Beta’s pregnancies spreading through the pack, and the air in town felt lighter and warmer. Children wove between homes with laughter trailing behind them, and a subtle, shared optimism began to take root.

But not everything felt right.

Jason couldn’t shake the feeling of being watched.

It wasn’t constant, just fleeting moments when he caught movement in the shadows or noticed someone’s eyes drop too quickly when he looked their way. At first, he’d chalked it up to lingering paranoia from the last rogue battle. But then it happened again. And again. Enough times that he finally spoke up.

“Something’s wrong,” Jason murmured through the mind link one evening as he stood on the Alpha house veranda, arms folded, eyes scanning the tree line. “You feel it too?”

Nathan’s reply came quickly. “Yeah. It&rs

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