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Chapter 17: Masks and Memories
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(Rowan’s POV)She was walking beside me, silent, with her head slightly bowed and her scarf covering most of her face like a mask. But I could still feel her unease—buzzing like static in the air between us.It wasn’t fear exactly. Calla didn’t seem the kind to fear easily. No, this was… wariness. The kind that comes from walking too long in shadow.And yet, she hadn’t flinched when Elder Elira called out to me.I had glanced at her, expecting at least a flicker of reaction. But she’d held herself still, unreadable. Calm on the outside, but something told me that her silence was tightly controlled.She was hiding something. That much I knew.But I didn’t push.Not yet.Instead, I just kept walking, leading them through the winding corridor that veered off the main path. The private wing wasn’t far—intentionally hidden behind a thicket of climbing vines and aged stone, a place I’d built to be both sanctuary and stronghold.For wolves like me who needed space. And for secrets that neede
The Alpha’s Forgotten Bride Chapter 17: Masks and Memories
(Calla’s POV)“I just want to go straight to wherever you’ve arranged for us,” I said, staring straight ahead.Rowan’s head turned, his profile catching the late morning sun. The weight of his silence pressed against me like a velvet stone.“No elders,” I continued. “No pack servants. No greetings or ceremonies or whatever tradition you have for new comers.”He blinked slowly. “You want to sneak in.”I met his eyes, firm and unreadable. “I want to survive.”He didn’t respond right away. Just gave me a long, skeptical once-over. As if he was weighing my words against some instinct tugging at him beneath the surface.“You’re hiding something,” he murmured, more to himself than to me.I didn’t answer. What could I say?Yes, I’m hiding a thousand secrets—each one stitched together to protect the one person who means everything to me. Your son.Instead, I held his gaze until he finally sighed, nodding.“Fine. Straight to the private quarters,” he said. “But you’re going to owe me answers,
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