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Chapter 25:The Beast Beneath The Mountain

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Lyra recognized it.

And that terrified her more than anything else that had happened tonight.

The growl echoed across the capital again—deep, ancient, unnatural enough to shake the frozen air itself.

Every wolf in the courtyard froze instantly.

Not out of confusion.

Out of instinctive fear.

The sound didn’t feel like it belonged to the modern world.

It felt old.

Older than kingdoms. Older than the bond. Older than the First Wolves themselves.

Cassian’s expression had gone completely still.

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