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CHAPTER 16

Author: Khair Laith
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-28 18:43:39

Ariana’s POV

Silvercrest woke up differently after the incident.

I noticed it the moment I stepped outside the next morning. The pack grounds were the same—warriors training, omegas moving between tasks, the scent of earth and steel lingering in the air—but something beneath the routine had shifted. The usual sharpness was dulled, replaced by a cautious awareness that followed me as I walked.

Not openly. Not rudely.

But undeniably.

Conversations didn’t stop when I passed anymore. Instead, they
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