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Chapter 53 - Wolves Who Betray

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last update Last Updated: 2025-08-19 01:12:00

My vision blurred.

I looked at Thorne.

At Kael.

At the empty spot where Riven should’ve stood.

I didn’t want to choose.

But the Pack didn’t care anymore.

They were choosing for me.

Just before I could speak,

The doors slammed open.

And Riven walked in.

His hair was windblown. His shirt bloodstained. And behind him?

A shadow creature.

Bound in silver chain. Muzzled. Eyes glowing red.

Gasps filled the room.

Swords unsheathed.

Kael turned.

“What the hell are you doing?!”

Riven smiled darkly.

“I caught one.”

The Council nearly fell apart.

Guards rushed forward.

Elders shouted.

The Seer raised her voice. “He’s proving a point.”

Riven dropped the chain. The creature collapsed to the floor, hissing.

And Riven turned to me.

“You’re not the danger, Rory.”

“He is.”

And that’s when it happened.

The shadow creature lifted its head.

And spoke.

In the child’s voice.

“You should’ve picked.”

The voice didn’t echo.

It didn’t scream.

It simply existed , deep and calm and final , like a sentence already
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