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Chapter 69

Author: TESSA YOUNG
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-15 02:58:21

Aria’s POV

Pain.

That was the first thing I felt.

A consuming and persistent pain in my ribs, in my back, in my head.

Then came the cold. My body trembled against a chilled stone floor. It was damp beneath me, thick with moisture and iron—blood.

Light streamed into the room from the window behind me.

My vision swam and cleared slowly. And when it did, my breath caught.

Bars?

Thick, black steel bars, caging me in.

My wrists were chained to the back of the cage, forcing my posture upright.

“No…” I whispered hoarsely as it hit me.. I was captured.

I jerked at the chains, a sharp burning pain ripping across my skin. Silver. Of course it was silver. My wolf howled weakly within me, too drained to fight, too injured to stir.

The realization hit like ice in my veins.

I was no longer in the Scarlet Moon Pack.

I was in enemy territory.

Shadow Blood pack territory!

That means.. Alpha Victor’s stronghold.

A wild and loud scream tore from my throat before I could stop it.

I thrashed agains
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