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Chapter 23: The First Lie

Auteur: Valencia Robertson
last update Date de publication: 2026-09-09 00:15:59

ANAIYAH

The Silver Crest gardens felt peaceful. Flowers bloomed in neat rows. Trees provided cool shade. Evening air carried the distant sounds of pack life.

For once, nobody watched me like a curiosity. A servant had asked whether I wanted tea. Another asked which part of the garden I preferred.

Small things. But they felt strange because nobody at Crescent ever cared what I preferred.

Then I realized something else. Nikolai hadn't spoken to me properly since returning from the archives. He wa
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