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chapter 11

Author: Deedson
last update publish date: 2026-08-11 21:52:44

Point of view: Wren

“Dance with me,” Kade said, appearing at my side so suddenly I nearly dropped the goblet Briar had pressed into my hand ten minutes earlier. “Before my father decides tonight’s dinner needs another political interrogation disguised as small talk.”

I glanced across the crowded hall at Alpha Magnus, deep in conversation with a cluster of visiting elders, and decided Kade’s offer sounded significantly better than the alternative. “You’re going to have to teach me. Omegas don’t
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