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CHAPTER 31

Author: MidasPen
last update publish date: 2026-06-14 22:51:35

Draven's POV

Marcus brought me the report at first light. One name, underlined twice — his way of telling me he was confident without saying so directly.

Wren. Senior guard, twelve years in the pack. The kind of man nobody watched because nobody had ever needed to.

I didn't act on it immediately. Confidence wasn't proof, and proof was the only thing I cared about. I had Marcus follow him for four days — quietly, no pattern to it that Wren would notice. Where he went on his hours off. Who he spo
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