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CHAPTER 10: Lockdown

Author: Calista Nyx
last update publish date: 2026-08-21 15:49:46

The observation post feels like a tomb.

I'm staring through the scope at Marcus's body, watching Kade and Kieran coordinate with warriors to secure the border and check for tracking devices. My hands should be shaking. I should be crying, screaming, something.

Instead, I'm numb.

"Isla." Delta Kyle's voice comes through a different channel, the private one linking just us. "We need to move you back to the pack house. Now."

"He's dead." My voice sounds hollow even to my own ears. "Marcus is dead.
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