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CHAPTER 43
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2026-07-22 16:30:58Leah's POV
I had imagined a hundred versions of what might explain Ariana's silence, but none of them had prepared me for the doors of the royal hall opening to reveal her walking beside the Alpha King himself.
For a moment, I did not understand what I was seeing. The woman in royal silver carried herself with the same steadiness I had grown used to at Silvercrest, the same measured grace that had made her stand out even when she was
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