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Bella's POV

Author: OTHNIELLA
last update publish date: 2026-08-22 22:13:08

Thor's man returned two days later.

He was a quiet, forgettable-looking wolf named Sable, blessed with the strange ability to occupy a room without anyone quite registering his presence. Thor trusted him completely, which I'd decided was endorsement enough. Sable spread a set of documents across the war room table without preamble or small talk, pointed to the relevant sections, and stepped back to wait.

I leaned over the table and started reading.

The medicines were what stopped me first. A fu
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