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Chapter Thirty-Four: Captive

Author: Joshua cliff.
last update publish date: 2025-12-12 17:11:42

Aria's POV

I woke to darkness and the smell of damp earth. My head ached where something had struck me, and my hands were tied behind my back with rough rope. I tried to shift, but wolfsbane burned against my skin, keeping my wolf suppressed.

"Finally awake." A voice came from the shadows. "I was beginning to think I hit you too hard."

My eyes turned slowly. I was in some kind of cellar or underground storage room. Stone walls, a single door, one small window near the ceiling showing only darkn
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