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Chapter 21 – Whispers in the Pack

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The morning air hung heavy with dew and tension as Lyra stepped onto the training grounds. Sunlight filtered through the canopy, scattering gold across the forest floor, yet it did little to ease the unease in her chest. Her muscles coiled instinctively as she moved through her routines, each strike precise, each pivot controlled. The mate mark on her wrist pulsed faintly, a reminder that the bond with Ronan was alive, potent, and impossible to ignore.

And the pack had noticed.

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