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Forty

Author: penny honey
last update publish date: 2026-05-25 13:05:07

TRACY

Sitting at the long mahogany table, my hands shook violently as they held a silver spoon. Hunger gnawed at my stomach with a vicious, hollow ache.

Because my body burned far too many calories fighting the Lunar Decay, I desperately needed this quick bowl of hot oatmeal breakfast just to survive the day. Snatching a few minutes of peace before the guards came to fetch me felt like a massive victory.

Footsteps clicked sharply against the marble floor. Looking up from my bowl, my heart sank
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    AUTHOR'S POVPacing the length of his massive office, Chandler rubbed the back of his neck. The elders had left the boardroom hours ago, but their voices still echoed in his head. Going to the High Council was a fool’s errand. Politicians moved too slowly, and his bank accounts were bleeding dry right now.Stopping behind his large mahogany desk, he pressed a button on his intercom. He ordered his Beta, Quinton, and his two highest-ranking border generals to report to him immediately.Minutes later, the heavy wooden doors swung open. Quinton walked in, followed by General Graves and General Cross. The two military men stood at attention, their faces hardened from years of guarding the pack’s outer limits."Close the door and lock it," Chandler commanded, keeping his voice low.Quinton turned the deadbolt and stepped deeper into the room. "The elders said you needed time to think about the council vote. Have you made a decision regarding the girl?""I have," Chandler replied, leaning h

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