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Chapter 55

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Wren's POV

The patrol howls sounded twice before the sun came up, one long note followed by a short one, which meant the border stayed quiet while the wolves changed their watch. I stood at the kitchen window with my hands pressed flat on the cold ledge and listened to a language I had never learned. Every wolf in Ashwood could answer that call from inside, but I could only stand still and let it wash over me the way I had done every night of my life.

Sleep never arrived. Each time I closed my
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  • Forbidden Mate, Fated Sin   Chapter 54

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