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Chapter 15
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2026-04-22 07:30:00CHAPTER 15: THE HUNT
The howl comes again. Closer. Not wolf. Code. Three long, two short, one long. Elena's pattern. Or someone who knows it.
"She is nearby," Ronan says. "Or someone wants us to think so."
Kael loads his rifle. Checks the chamber. Silver rounds. "Mira. Guide. Quiet. Fast."
Mira nods. No words. She moves into the mist. We follow. Kael limps. I walk beside him. Close enough to steady him if he falls. He does not fall. He never falls.
The marsh
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