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~ 26: I saw Mom

Author: Grace Grandi
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-08-16 09:55:48

~ 26 ~

~ Darian ~

A stunned silence fell over the trauma bay.

Even Fanny stopped her rhythmic sniffing, lowering her handkerchief to stare at my Beta.

For ten years, Kade had been the steady, immovable rock of East Lake's leadership. While other young wolves cycled through seasonal flings and political courtships, Kade had remained stubbornly, almost monastically solitary. He believed in the old lore — in the absolute, unyielding perfection of the Goddess's design.

And now, standing in a bright
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