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Chapter Nine – Whispers Before Dawn
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2025-09-25 03:02:47The night pressed heavy against the packhouse, the silence broken only by the faint rustle of leaves brushing the windows. Serena sat on the edge of her bed, her hands clasped tightly in her lap, her mind refusing to settle. Sleep had abandoned her hours ago, chased away by the memory of the shadow that moved in the trees.
Every time she closed her eyes she saw it again — tall, indistinct, watching. Not a trick of the forest. Not her imagination. Something had been there, and it was no ordinary wolf.She pushed herself up and paced the room. The floor creaked under her steps, and she froze, her heart leaping as if expecting the shadow itself to slip in behind her. Nothing moved. She was alone.Alone, yet not free from the feeling of being watched.The bond stirred inside her chest, restless, pulling her toward the opposite wing of the packhouse. Lucian.She hesitated, then slipped out of her room, her bare feet soft against the wooden flo
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