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The Other Daughter

Author: Sophie Lane
last update publish date: 2026-11-05 05:00:06

Chapter Eight

The glass shattered.

Gianna barely had time to react before Ryder threw himself in front of her.

Thousands of fragments exploded into the room, scattering across the stone floor. A wave of freezing air rushed through the chamber, extinguishing every golden light along the walls.

Something moved through the darkness.

Fast.

Ryder growled and shifted halfway, his claws extending as he reached for whatever had come through the broken glass.

“Ryder!” Gianna shouted.

A woman's laughter
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