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THE MORNING AFTER

Author: HANNAH LOVE
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-12 14:45:13

Chapter Nine

The silence that followed Ragnar's accusation was more devastating than any scream.

Marina stood frozen in the clearing, naked and vulnerable, watching Silvain's expression transform from shock to understanding to something that looked like grief. The bond between them, so new it still pulsed with raw magic, began to burn. Not with passion, but with the acid sting of betrayal transmitted directly into her soul.

"Silvain," she started, but he held up one hand.

"Don't." His voice was eerily calm, which somehow made it worse. "Don't speak. Not yet."

Around them, more wolves were arriving, drawn by the commotion. Marina could smell them gathering in the shadows beyond the clearing, Bloodfang pack members, other Hunt participants, witnesses to her exposure. Her hybrid senses picked up their confusion, their curiosity, their growing hostility.

Ragnar stood between them like a prosecutor presenting damning evidence, his black fur rippling as he shifted forms. Three Shadowpaw wol
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