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Chapter 22

Author: Linda J. Cole
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-11 04:55:12

Violetta’s POV

The walls in this packhouse had ears.

You just needed to know where to stand.

I leaned against the cool stone of the corridor, far enough from Nolan’s office not to be seen, but close enough to catch pieces of his voice. The words were muffled, scattered by the closed door, but one name cut through like a blade: John Orson.

So… they still hadn’t found him.

Good.

Every extra day John stayed in hiding was another day the cracks in their precious hierarchy deepened. Nolan’s tone had that familiar edge of half rage, half desperation. I’d heard it before, in another life, when things were slipping beyond his control.

A door creaked, and footsteps echoed. I slipped into the shadows of the stairwell, my heartbeat steady. Nolan’s scent trailed down the hall, laced with something faint… a stranger’s scent. A rogue.

Interesting.

So he was reaching outside the pack for help now. That meant he was desperate enough to pay for information and desperate enough to take risks. Risks I c
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