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Chapter 39: The Kingdom Rises

Author: Dora
last update publish date: 2026-09-19 07:54:29

Riven

I woke to the sound of wolves howling.

Not in fear. Not in warning. In recognition.

The sound rolled through the fortress like a wave, rising from the courtyards, the walls, the towers. It was the sound of a pack acknowledging something new—something powerful. Something that had been born in the fire that now lived in all of us.

I rose from the bed, careful not to wake Elara. She stirred slightly, her hand reaching for me in her sleep, but she didn't open her eyes. The silver fire under h
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