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Chapter 45

Author: Ray Olly
last update publish date: 2026-04-05 20:10:05

RAY'S POV

The rotation logs took three hours.

Levi and I sat on opposite sides of the desk after dinner with twelve months of records spread between us and two cups of something hot going cold because neither of us remembered to drink them.

"Here," Levi said. He turned a page toward me. "Month seven. The missing entries aren't random. They follow a pattern. Every fourth Tuesday without fail."

"Someone knew the logging schedule," I said. "Knew exactly which entries to remove to create the gap wi
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    LEVI'S POVThe second supply route took longer than the first.Halfway through Ray stopped his horse and sat very still and said nothing for long enough that I pulled up beside him and waited."There," he said finally. "You see it."A narrow track cutting away from the main route into dense trees. Fresh mud marks. Recent. Multiple trips."That's not on any map," I said."No," he said. "Too narrow for supply vehicles. This is foot traffic." He paused. "Or horse.""We follow it," I said."Not today," he said."Ray—""Not today," he said again. "We're two people without backup in unfamiliar terrain. If someone is using this track and they're connected to what we found in the logs—" He stopped. "We come back properly. With Daniel and enough wolves to cover the exits.""You want to walk away from it," I said."I want to survive it," he said. "There's a difference."I looked at the track. Then at him."Fine," I said. "Two days. Give Daniel time to trace the coordinator first.""If the trace

  • The Forbidden Alpha’s Mate   Chapter 45

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