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Chapter 76

Author: Celestia
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-16 23:39:10

Ivan's POV

The cave is cold and damp, but it's the only shelter I can find. My body aches from the fight, from the transformation, from the rage that nearly consumed me. I lean against the rocky wall, trying to gather what's left of my strength.

I never wanted to reveal what I am. The lycan bloodline was supposed to stay hidden, buried with the old wars and forgotten grudges. But Avalon... what he did to Jason, the betrayal in those amber eyes - it made me lose control completely.

Jason is gone. Taken to Ravenscrest territory, probably locked away like some prize to be claimed. The thought makes my hands shake with barely contained fury.

I can't save him like this. Not alone, not weakened from the escape and the fight. There's only one place I can go, one source of power strong enough to help me get Jason back.

Home.

I haven't been back to the Lycan territories in years. Not since the war. Not since my father told me to run while Ravenscrest and Kaelen's pack tried to wipe us out. I w
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