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CHAPTER 101 – The Vote Behind Closed Doors

Penulis: Joel J. Parker
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-25 19:09:29

Silvercrest did not announce its collapse.

It prepared it.

That was the first thing Lyra understood as she stepped beside Ronan into the upper corridor overlooking the council approach halls. Nothing sounded wrong. No alarms rang. No public summons echoed across the compound.

Yet everything felt rearranged, as though the pack had quietly shifted its bones while pretending to stand still.

Even the air carried intention.

Too much of it.

Ronan walked ahead without hesitation. “Stay within sight.”

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