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Chapter 72

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Veda’s POV

The estate feels different.

The frantic energy of the visiting Alphas still lingered down in the lower pavilions, but up here, in the sanctuary of the master wing, the air had turned soft, thick, and highly pressurized. The sharp, hostile friction that usually defined our private rooms had dissolved into a quiet, simmering heat. It felt less like a tactical military command center and more like a hidden vault where the outside world couldn't reach us.

I stood by the heavy oak vanity
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