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CHAPTER 12

Author: Amazing T
last update publish date: 2026-05-10 19:33:55

POV Kristen

I came into his room to wake him for breakfast and found him sitting cross legged in the center of his bed with both wolves arranged in front of him like they were waiting for instructions. He was looking at them with the concentrated seriousness he reserves for problems that actually matter ..... the same face he makes over a puzzle.

He said, without looking up "This one is Rex. He is the Alpha."

He moved the wolf on the left one inch forward, like a chess piece being positioned.
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