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Chapter 42

Penulis: Celestia
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I stay on my knees, my breath coming in short, desperate gasps. The stone floor feels cold against my palms, but everything else burns. My skin, my throat, my chest—everything is on fire from the inside out.

The pressure around me grows heavier with each passing second. I can feel them before I can see them clearly. Three distinct presences moving toward me like predators closing in on wounded prey.

Ivan appears first in my line of vision, his dark eyes wide with something that looks like shock. Then Avalon steps into view from the other side, his usual composed expression replaced by confusion and something hungrier. Finally, Kaelen emerges from behind me, his face unreadable but his movements careful and deliberate.

They each stop a few feet away from me, forming a loose circle that feels more like a trap than protection. My head pounds as their heartbeats thunder in my ears, each one trying to match the rhythm of my own racing pulse.

"What is this?" Ivan mutters, his voice strained
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  • Masked Desire   Chapter 101

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    Ivan's POVI find Jason in the blue suite, standing by the massive stone window that overlooks the Lycan forests. He's silhouetted against the fading daylight, his shoulders tense with barely contained emotion. Even from across the room, I can feel his distress through our bond—a mixture of hurt, uncertainty, and something that might be resignation."Jason," I say softly, closing the door behind me.He doesn't turn around immediately, just continues staring out at the darkening landscape. "It's beautiful here," he says quietly. "I can see why you love it."I cross the room to stand behind him, my hands settling gently on his shoulders. "Are you alright? I know that conversation with my mother was—""Brutal?" Jason turns in my arms, and I can see the careful composure he's been maintaining starting to crack. "Ivan, she hates me. Actually hates me, and she doesn't even know me.""She doesn't hate you," I say, though the words feel hollow even to me. "She's just... protective of the pack

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