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CHAPTER 52: FATED TO BE MATES

Author: Kecey Green
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-20 12:37:17

Zane

The Wolf Council is already seated, waiting for us. Katarina couldn’t have come home at a better time. If I hadn’t seen her, I’d have gone to the academy to get her. I notice Maik sits in the center. He’s the oldest wolf in Wolf Zone, the one everyone turns to for wisdom. He’s a custodian of our wolf traditions. He talks with the moon, or so they say. Some claim the moon goddess kissed him, blessing him with this rare gift. No wolf in the zone questions his prophecies.

Katarina stands beside me, shifting uncomfortably. “What are we doing here?” she whispers. She glances at the other Alphas, seated and watching us.

I catch Adam’s cold stare at her, his lips drawn into a hard line. Katarina’s eyes dart back to me, uncertain. I can feel her confusion, her hesitation.

“I was going to tell you, but then you came to me,” I murmur. “This is Maik. He’s an ancient seer, and he’s going to help us get the fated date for our mating ceremony.”

She frowns. “Date?” she mutters, like she can’t b
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