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Chapter 61 — Aftermath of Betrayal

Autor: Bellaberry
last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-09-30 03:52:36

POV: Kira

The exile had been sealed. The formal record carried both the truth of the ambush and the permanent sentence that followed it. What remained was the quieter, heavier work of living in the space the betrayal had left behind.

I felt it most clearly in the bond.

Stefan’s wolf had settled after the declaration, the territorial fracture finally closed, but the man still carried the aftershock. It showed in the way he scented me more frequently through the day—nose brushing my temple when h
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