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Shadows At The Door

Penulis: Zenith
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Chapter 23.

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"Shadows At The Door"

Rex’s POV

My eyes stayed fixed on the entrance. It felt like the rogue was still here, still lurking in the shadows. The air was heavy with tension, thick enough to choke on. I scanned the room again, but his presence was nowhere to be found. Yet my instincts screamed otherwise.

My gaze flickered to the Pack enforcers and my gamma. Fear was etched across their faces, plain as day.

Just then, the door creaked open. In a heartbeat, the men raised their guns, fingers trembling on the triggers. I pulled mine free, steadying my grip as I aimed. The silver bullets glinted under the dim light, a promise of death if they struck. My eyes stayed sharp, alert to the slightest movement.

And then—he appeared. The rogue stood at the entrance once more. But something about him was wrong. Everything was wrong. I could feel it in my bones, the kind of dread that coils in your gut before disaster strikes.

“Pull the trigger!” my gamma shouted. H
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