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Chapter 54: The call

Author: Vera Cassian
last update publish date: 2026-09-28 17:11:26

Thornfield’s answer came before dawn, carried by a lone envoy who refused to cross the wall and refused to say his name.

“My alpha will parley,” he said, standing at the gate with his hands open and his eyes flat. “The old boundary stone, dusk tomorrow. Griffin Marlowe comes himself, with no more than three at his back. If any more set foot on that ground, the offer dies and so does whoever’s standing on it.”

“And if I refuse?” Griffin asked.

“Then you’ll meet Thornfield on the field instead.”
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