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Chapter 167

Author's POV

Evening settled still over the house. Alpha Duaine's candles on his desk burned low, casting sinuous, trembling shadows about the walls and shelves.

The gentle light etched his face in gold and shadow as he leaned back in his chair, his eyes on Lessie with that inner tension and calm restraint that appeared to be his trademark.

Lessie sat across from him, her fingers crossed in her lap, eyes not wavering. She had questioned him about the bloody note, and now he had nowhere to turn. He had scoffed at his bravery before, but she understood that the scoffing covered only a truth that weighed on him so heavily. Tonight, she was not to be dismissed again.

Alpha Duaine breathed in raggedly, as though expelling some burden that he had borne for much too long. Slow and labored, his words were when he did speak.

"The letter which you read," he began, his eyes still fixed on hers, "was not the first one. For years now, since the accident happened, I’ve been receiving d
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