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Chapter 14: The Price of Loyalty

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last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-09-04 15:25:41

"You're late tonight."

"I'm careful." The man stepped out of the tree line at the edge of Moonfang's northern border, hood low over his face despite the cover of night. "Careful takes longer than late ever will, and given how close we came to disaster tonight, I'd think you'd prefer careful."

Selene didn't bother hiding her irritation. She'd slipped out of the pack house through a servant's passage only Kael's most trusted guards knew existed, and every extra minute spent waiting in the cold
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