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Chapter 38

Author: Mira Green
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Kai

I could feel my fingers twitching where they played with the ring on my thumb. The silver band spun slowly, a habit I’d picked up from my brother. Something about the motion kept my mind from cracking.

The weight of the field pressed down on me. Every head was lowered. Even Logan, who had the temper of a cornered wolf and hated silence, stood still. His arms were crossed tightly, but his head was down. Adrian’s chin dipped just slightly. Even Elliot was peeking sideways, keeping one eye low while the other flicked toward me.

But Ryder… he didn’t look away. His stare was sharp, unblinking, like he was waiting to see what I would do. Like he already knew what I had done.

I turned my head back to him. To my father.

Alpha Magnus Blackthorn.

His shadow fell across the grass like it had its own weight. The air tasted colder with him standing there. His voice didn’t rise. It didn’t need to.

“Where have you been?”

His gray eyes pierced through me, searching, stripping me down to nothing. T
Mira Green

This chapter was an emotional one to write. Kai is starting to feel the cracks in the walls he’s spent years building, and it’s only getting harder to hold everything in. His past, his father, his brother’s memory , and now Aria , are colliding in ways he never expected. What did you think of the confrontation with Ryder? And the mention of Noah? Let me know your thoughts in the comments. See you on the next!

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My heart broke for Kai. He needs someone on his side. I think he needs Aria more now than ever before. I hope she can give him the support and even love he needs. I hope Kai protects Aria because I’m nervous for her. I wish he would have hit Ryder one more time and really put him in his place.
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