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Chapter 77- Caught In the pull

Author: Keren Michael
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-10 20:26:03

MAERWYNN POV

Aurocen’s boots struck the stone with deadly precision as he strode forward, his silver-lined cloak billowing behind him like stormclouds. He looked at Valen like he didn’t recognize him anymore. Like he had betrayed him with a knife to the back and honestly, I couldn't blame him.

“I welcomed you into my court,” he said, voice low and ice-sharp. “Opened my gates. My halls. Shared my table. And you repay that by stealing from me in the dead of night?”

Valen didn’t flinch. But his fingers brushed mine — subtle, grounding.

“We didn’t come here to betray you,” he said calmly, evenly. “We came to find a way to survive.”

“That sounds an awful lot like justification for treason.” Aurocen’s pale gaze cut to Caelora, then to me.

I swallowed and stepped forward. “This wasn’t an act of war. It wasn’t about defying you. It was… desperation.”

Luna moved quietly beside her mate, hand brushing his arm. Her gaze was still fixed on me. Assessing.

“Desperation doesn’t excuse trespass,” she
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