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Chapter Ninety eight: Leaving winds

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Aria’s POV…..

The camp felt quieter than it had in days.

Not silent—never silent—but subdued, like a forest holding its breath after a storm. The scent of dozens of packs lingered in the air: pine and iron, ash and rain, unfamiliar wolves who had sought refuge in the Alpha King’s domain when the world was burning and now… were ready to return home.

I stood at the edge of the clearing, Caelum wrapped snugly against my chest, his tiny warmth anchoring me as I watched them prepare to leave.

One by one.

Pack by pack.

Warriors tightening straps. Alphas clasping forearms. Lunas murmuring farewells. Pups clinging to their mothers’ legs, eyes wide and curious, tails wagging despite the weight of everything they’d witnessed.

We had survived.

That alone felt unreal.

Kaelen stood a few paces behind me, his presence solid, steady. He didn’t speak—he knew better than to break this moment. His hand rested lightly at my back, not claiming, not commanding. Just there. A promise.

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