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Chapter 73 part 2

Penulis: Rianca Nicky
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-30 16:31:37

Astrid’s POV

Lucian’s endgame is no longer about power and that was what terrified me now

Power announces itself

Power is not quite

Power is loud

But Lucian’s plans seemed quiet

What Lucian wanted was permission

Permission from the council

I got to realize this when I stood alone in the old training ring that had been off-limits for quite some time now.

The training ground was an abandoned stone circle where pups would normally train to learn their first shifts and where young Alphas learned in the lower ground without any guard or guide.

I stood alone without anyone watching me, not even Sebastian.

I needed this space.

The night was just moonlight and truth.

The atmosphere is so pure.

I closed my fingers around the relic in my hand and I took a deep and slow breath.

“Just a little,” I whispered. “It won’t cause any harm,” I assured myself that I wasn’t going to open anything.

Then the air around responded like they understood me all along.

The air
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