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Chapter Forty-One: Echoes That Wouldn’t Die

Author: Jaxon Vale
last update publish date: 2026-02-04 22:41:30

The bond stirred like a wound that refused to close.

Kael felt it the moment Elara turned away.

Not a pull. Not a call.

A faint ache, low and sharp, buried under layers of denial he had built for years.

He clenched his fists as the Frostveil gates shut behind her.

The gathered Alphas began to disperse, voices hushed, uneasy. No one wanted to be the first to speak after what they had just witnessed.

Kael barely noticed them.

His chest felt tight, like something old had shifted out of place.

“You
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