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CHAPTER 114

Author: S.Lorieen
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-22 20:39:02

The doors to Ronan’s quarters stood wide open, completely unguarded, a wide open yawning cavern, it looked like it was mocking him. Matthias stoodin the threshold for a full minute, doing nothing but breathing, his wolf at attention as he listened, but there was nothing, he couldn’t hear anything over the roaring in his ears, not the clatter of booted steps, or the echo of command.

Not even the scent of Ronan’s presence, which had always lingered faintly in the air the bitter pine smell, all steel and smoke, as familiar to him as his own scent. It was gone now, faded like the boy had never been there at all.

Matthias stepped inside, slowly, noting that the room was in pristine order, not a single item had been left out of place, and that told him more than any sign of chaos ever could. Ronan had cleaned up before he left, which meant he’d known exactly what he was doing. He’d probably planned all of this.

Matthias’s hands flexed at his sides, the silence was unbearable, yet it wa
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