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The Banquet Trap

Author: ShahiShukla
last update publish date: 2026-07-10 20:07:42

The atmosphere inside the Moonlit Pavilion that evening was thick with suppressed rage. The formal Pack Banquet was meant to celebrate the "alliance," but after Killian’s public display of strength in the courtyard, every werewolf in the room looked ready for blood.

I sat at the high table, dressed in a striking crimson gown that mirrored the color of the blood Caleb had drawn from me in my past life. Killian stood directly behind my chair, his arms crossed, a silent, imposing shadow that made
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