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Chapter 25

Author: Anna C
last update publish date: 2026-03-29 19:13:03

Liora POV

The oracle’s words cling to me like damp mist, heavy and impossible to shake. Two days have passed since the grove, yet everything feels tilted, as though the ground beneath my feet has shifted without warning. The packhouse carries on—warriors training, omegas laughing, pups chasing each other through the halls—but inside me, a storm churns. The blood moon looms three weeks away, a silent countdown to a ritual I barely understand, and Aria remains caged, her presence a faint, frustra
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