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23. His plan unfolding

Author: Hannah Uzzy
last update publish date: 2026-07-29 22:32:33

**King Alaric**

The howls kept coming.

One. Then three. Then a chorus that rolled across the tree line like thunder, closer with every heartbeat.

"Inside. Now." I didn't wait for argument this time. I swept Elise off her feet entirely, ignoring her sharp gasp of protest, and ran for the palace doors with Reyes and the remaining guards falling into formation around us. Maeve sprinted alongside, Wren clutched tight against her chest, the infant's feverish whimpers barely audible over the pounding
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