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Author: Sharon
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-05-11 10:01:31

Lykans pov

The war table in the strategy room was cluttered with open scrolls, brittle maps, and hastily scribbled notes. The fire crackled in the chimney, but it did nothing to chase away the cold anxiety in my bones.

Dominic leaned over the northern quadrant of the map, his brow furrowed. “If we take the High Ridge pass, we’ll hit the border in six days. But the terrain’s brutal. Too many ridges, and not enough cover.”

I ran my fingers along the paper, tracing the jagged outlines of the Barren Lands. “If we go west through the frozen hollows, we can avoid most of the Nytherra scouts. That’ll buy us time.”

“Time we don’t have,” Dominic muttered. "She might not necessarily have 6 days.”

His words echoed my thoughts.

Every second we hesitated was another second she spent suffering under that monster.

The door creaked open behind us. I didn’t look up until the scent hit me: ancient pine, blood, and something I couldn’t name.

Sylvester.

The old wolf stepped inside,
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