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Iris

Author: Jade Banks
last update publish date: 2026-05-09 00:03:42

Cadmus’s POV

We arrived at the pack house, and as soon as we got out, the pack’s beta came over to greet us.

He motioned for us to follow. As we walked inside, I noticed the strong smell of pine and wood smoke in the cool air, mixed with something wild and clearly wolf. Voices murmured from deeper in the house, blending with the faint sound of a fireplace. The pack’s alpha was an older man, probably in his fifties, with a commanding presence and a quiet sense of authority.

Alpha Balthazar stood
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