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CHAPTER 45 — Enemies Watch

Author: Maia Ward
last update publish date: 2026-02-15 04:06:54

The first letter arrived sealed in black wax.

No crest. No signature. Just a folded sheet of heavy parchment delivered by a neutral courier who refused eye contact and left before our guards could question him.

I broke the seal myself.

Derek watched from across my desk. Jax stood near the windows, arms folded, gaze trained on the mountains as if he could already see what was coming over us.

The message was brief.

Montenegro has chosen deviation over discipline. Europe will convene.

No threat wr
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