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Chapter Forty-Three: Betrayal Within

Penulis: Raegan
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-01-24 23:50:31

Marina's Pov

The memory played out crystal clear.

The night of the massacre. Marcus giving orders to his wolves, pointing at buildings, assigning targets. Beta Marcus stood beside him, younger but recognizable.

And others. Faces I didn't know from that night but had seen since.

One face stood out among the killers.

Young, maybe eighteen or nineteen, following orders mechanically but I'd seen him recently. He was ollder now, scarred, supposedly tortured.

Thomas. The senior warrior we'd rescued f
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