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The Iron Charge

Author: Carla Blair
last update publish date: 2026-06-22 23:13:20

The Iron Charge

POV: Calista Rivers

Alpha Magnus did not say a word. He just nodded his head in the dark truck bed. He reached out with his hand and hit the metal wall of the cab three times.

*Thud. Thud. Thud.* It was the signal.

Up front, our driver slammed his foot down on the gas pedal.

The engine of the logging truck roared back to life with a loud, angry scream. The gears ground together hard, and the big vehicle lunged forward, throwing all twenty of us back against the wooden floorboa
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