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Chapter 37 The cost of freedom
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2025-12-11 03:30:18At breakfast, Garrett burst into the safe house.
His face ashen, chest heaving. "Luna! Scouts are back. Seraphine's army... they're moving. Not a raid. A... ritual."
"What ritual?" My voice sharpened; the bread in my hand fell.
"The Bleeding Moon. Scouts saw her camp's center: an altar. Hundreds in a circle, chanting ancient tongues. Sacrificing living wolves. As fuel. For something greater."
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