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Chapter 13 The first truth

Author: emmz
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Zev's POV

Arthur stands near the hearth, his arms crossed, eyes thoughtful beneath his shaggy brows. I sit on the edge of the table, Cara by the wall, quiet like always. She doesn’t speak unless spoken to—still adjusting, I guess.

“She’s the strongest werewolf I’ve ever seen,” Arthur says, voice low and sure.

I blink. “What do you mean?”

He looks at me like it should be obvious. “Zev… I’ve read every record I could find, every old druid journal in this grove. No one survives a shuck bite. No one stays themselves after that much venom. She didn’t turn. She didn’t die. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

My chest tightens. Alyssa.

“And the books?” I ask, standing up and pacing. I can’t stop moving. “Anything in them about her—about what she is?”

Arthur shakes his head. “Not yet. But I’ll keep looking.”

I nod and mutter thanks, then head out the door. I need air. I need to see her.

The night wraps around me like a cloak. The moon spills silver across the grove, lighting the trees a
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