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Carson

Jacob walked in looking like hell—eyes sunken, shoulders slumped, skin pale like he hadn’t slept in days. The tension clung to him like a second skin. One glance told me he’d rather be anywhere else.

“What brings you?” I asked, rising to meet him with a handshake before motioning to the seat across from me.

“Work, Carson. That’s what brings me here,” he said, pulling a rolled parchment from inside his coat and handing it over like it weighed a thousand pounds.

I took it. The surface of the scroll was slick, damp with cold. I unrolled it slowly.

The script wasn’t ink.

It was blood.

My gut went cold. The name at the top—Volodymir Asuep—jumped out like a ghost.

“What is this?” I asked, though part of me already knew.

“The reason I’m here,” Jacob said, voice low, reluctant.

I looked up sharply. “Is this what I think it is?”

He nodded. “The man who wrote that letter never made it to deliver it. He was murdered—along with the wolves escorting him. We believe it was a coordi
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Karima Sa'ad Usman
I am glad you are enjoying the story. it means a lot to me xxx
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lol Marlenny I will try my best xxx
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Karima Sa'ad Usman
yes, Carson knows nothing of Natalie's family or life the last name isn't strong enough to draw conclusions on his part. let's see how the Alpha navigates. xxx
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