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Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Woman She Became

Author: Jaxon Vale
last update publish date: 2026-02-16 17:53:28

The king should have attacked.

Instead, he hesitated.

That was how Kael knew everything had shifted.

The ancient wolves knelt in the snow, their scarred bodies forming a silent ring around the battlefield. Frostveil and Silver Fang warriors froze mid-strike, confused, breath fogging in the cold.

And at the center of it all stood Elara.

Not hiding.

Not shaking.

Standing.

Mira rested against her chest, golden light fading slowly from the child’s eyes.

The black-crowned king studied them with some
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