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Chapter Twenty-One: The Poison Spreads

Author: ADORA
last update publish date: 2026-06-20 18:31:36

Kael’s POV

The whispers start before I reach the great hall. I hear them through walls. Around corners. In the spaces between footsteps, Did you hear?

Marcus opened the gate. The Alpha's own father. How do we know Kael didn't know?

How do we know he's not lying too?

Each word lands like a claw across my spine. I keep walking.

The hall is full when I arrive. Wolves packed shoulder to shoulder. Some in human form. Some half-shifted. All of them are watching me with eyes that hold something I've n
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