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Chapter 45: Peace

Author: Jade Ingram
last update publish date: 2026-05-24 00:37:03

***Mia

As soon as the sun hit my face, a familiar voice called out to me.

"Mia! Mia!" It was Greta, my sisters poised protectively at each side. Just behind her followed Alpha Oliven. The girls rushed into my arms, eyes swollen with tears. I felt the tension lift, knowing they were safe. Untouched. That neither the King nor the Red Witch would ever be able to hurt them.

But what of the the witch's last words? Of her cursed touch on my belly? A chill whispered over me and I put a hand to my stom
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