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Chapter 37

Author: Esther pen
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Luca’s POV

The sun rose early the next morning spilling it's golden warmth over the camp, a warmth that I couldn’t feel.

I’d barely closed my eyes all night, but no one could know that.

Leaders didn’t get the luxury of exhaustion.

Not when there were too many eyes waiting for the smallest crack to tear me apart.

I pulled on a clean shirt, ignoring the soreness in my muscles from the night before, and stepped out into the cool morning air.

The camp was already stirring awake. I heard low voices, the clang of metal as someone sharpened a blade, the rhythmic thud of training dummies being struck... just normal everyday sounds. It was almost comforting if you didn’t know how close to the edge this place was.

I straightened my shoulders, tamping down the ache and the restless gnaw of my wolf, and moved through the rows of tents. They looked at me as I passed, some with respect, others with suspicion, a few with thinly veiled resentment. None of it mattered. As long as they obeyed.

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