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CHAPTER 9: THE PROPOSAL

Author: Mark A.
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-07 16:07:01

5 Years Ago

Clay came to me at dawn.

Not with the thunder of an Alpha or the certainty of a warrior, but quietly, like a man who knew he stood on fragile ground. I had not slept. Silvercrest was still wrapped in that uneasy half-light where the moon lingers too long, and the sun hesitates to show up.

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