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Chapter 16: The Poisoned Pen
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2026-07-21 15:29:34
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The climb up the southern tower was a silent, lethal march. Torin didn't hide his approach. The heavy, rhythmic thud of his leather boots bounced harshly off the cold stone spiral staircase, sounding less like a man returning to his wife and more like an executioner ascending the scaffold. In his right hand, he tightly clutched the crushed, wrinkled parchment from the Ironwood Pack. The words sing your songs sweetly burned in his mind like a brand, stoking the fires of a cynical, protective fury that completely overrode the restless, grieving whines of his inner wolf. She is a weapon, Torin repeated to himself, his jaw locked. A beautiful, fractured illusion sent to break my pack. When he reached the top landing, he didn't bother to knock. He slammed his hand against the heavy oak door. Finding it unbolted—Eva had been too weak to even slide the iron latch back after Martha brought her up—he shoved it open with a violent force that sent the door crashing against the stone interior
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The heavy oak doors of the Alpha’s private study slammed shut with a force that rattled the iron sconces lining the stone walls. Torin paced the length of the room like a caged beast, his heavy fur cloak discarded on the floor, his chest heaving as he fought for control over his own body. His hand was still burning. He stared down at his right palm, his fingers trembling slightly. The skin looked entirely normal, yet beneath the surface, the residual current of that terrifying electric spark was still buzzing through his veins. Deep within his consciousness, Fenrir was throwing himself against his mental barriers, tearing at the chains of Torin's restraint with a feral, agonized howling that threatened to split Torin's skull open. Mate! Go back! She is ours! the beast roared, demand after demand crashing against Torin's logic. "Shut up," Torin snarled out loud to the empty room, pressing his fists against his temples. "It’s a lie. It’s an illusion." He stormed over to his heavy m
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