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Chapter 16

Author: StaceSteele
last update publish date: 2025-09-23 01:20:32
"You were just leaving," Liam's voice interrupted as he emerged from a side hallway, flanked by Fin and Brent. All three brothers looked murderous, their eyes fixed on the three girls with barely contained violence.

"But we haven't had our meeting yet," Miranda protested, though she took a step back from the collective Alpha presence now surrounding her.

"There will be no meeting," Alpha Maxwell said as he descended the stairs, each step deliberate and menacing. "You are no longer welcome in thi
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