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CHAPTER 13: THE RECKONING

مؤلف: Kathy L. Senior
last update تاريخ النشر: 2026-06-19 18:00:10

CELLA'S POV

I didn't make it far.

The guards were everywhere, pouring from the shadows like ants from a disturbed nest. I fought them with everything I had, my wolf surging against the silver cuffs that still bound my wrists, my claws raking across armored chests and throats.

But there were too many.

And I was too weak.

A heavy blow caught me across the back of the head, and the world went white. I crumpled to the ground, my vision swimming, my ears ringing with the sound of my own heartbeat.

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