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Chapter 145 - The pack in mourning

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The sound of the bell still haunts me.

It wasn’t the usual call to gather, sharp and commanding — it was slower, heavier, dragging

through the air like a mourning song. My heart sank before I even knew why, as though the

Moon herself whispered that something irreparable had broken.

By the time I reached the central courtyard, the whispers had already started. Faces pale, voices

hushed, bodies drawn together in clusters as though seeking warmth from a storm none of us

could escape.

“Lyra…” someone murmured near the training grounds.

“She fell,” another voice whispered back, trembling, “she’s… gone.”

I froze. For a heartbeat, I thought my ears had betrayed me. Lyra? No. It couldn’t be Lyra. She

was too careful, too strong-willed to vanish in such a senseless way. My chest constricted as the

truth pressed in — and yet it didn’t feel like truth at all.

I forced my legs to move, though each step felt weighted with dread. My fingers trembled,

curling into my palms until my nails cut into th
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