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Chapter 9: The Hunt

Author: Joel Stephen
last update publish date: 2026-07-30 14:06:29

The tunnels were dark and cold, filled with the musty scent of earth and decay.

I pressed my back against the damp stone wall, my heart pounding so loudly I was certain the guards would hear it. The faint sound of footsteps echoed from somewhere above, the heavy tread of Lycan patrols searching for me.

They had found out. Somehow, they had discovered my plan to leave.

I had been so careful, so meticulous. I had waited until the dead of night, when the palace was silent and the guards were a
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