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Chapter 21: The Wrong Scent
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2026-07-11 00:24:19Finn waits until Owen leaves the room before he takes the first suppressant.
He should have taken it hours ago. That is what frightens him most. Suppressants have always ruled his life with the quiet cruelty of a clock. One pill before his scent sharpens. Another when stress makes his skin too warm. A higher dose if he has to pass through an Alpha district, keep his head down, and pretend there is nothing rare or valuable hidden beneath his cheap clothes.
The pills have never be
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