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Chapter 41: The North Face
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2026-10-28 07:00:56Clara's POV
"Torin," said Damien into the radio, in a voice as flat as a slate. "Take Wick and two of Rowan's men up the ridge path. Find Hobb. Take the rifle, and bring him to me. Don't hurt him unless he makes you."
"And you, Alpha?"
"We stay under the overhang. He can't have an angle on the ledge, and he knows it. He's watching for us to walk out into the open." Damien's eyes were on the cliff. "If we turn around now, we'll walk down a bare slope for an hour with his s
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