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Chapter 33
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2026-04-24 17:00:25The Usurper's Shadow
POV: General Vesh (Elara Vance)
The walk from the Alpha’s private wing back to my command center felt like a death march.
Outwardly, I was General Vesh—a towering construct of white steel and dark cape, moving with the measured, predatory grace of a conqueror. But inside the armor, I was suffocating. My hands were shaking so violently I had to curl them into tight fists to keep the metal gauntlets fr
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The Alpha's rejected mate Chapter 33
The Usurper's ShadowPOV: General Vesh (Elara Vance)The walk from the Alpha’s private wing back to my command center felt like a death march.Outwardly, I was General Vesh—a towering construct of white steel and dark cape, moving with the measured, predatory grace of a conqueror. But inside the armor, I was suffocating. My hands were shaking so violently I had to curl them into tight fists to keep the metal gauntlets from clanking against my cuisses.He was crying, Astra whimpered in the dark recesses of my mind. My massive white wolf was pacing in distressed circles, her tail tucked between her legs. Our mate was broken, and we kicked him.He broke us first, I snapped back, though the internal reprimand lacked its usual venom."You executed that perfectly," Alaric said in a low voice as we turned the corner into the East Wing.
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