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The Weight of a Daughter and Mother

(Davina’s POV)

The scent of crushed juniper and old blood clung to the air as I stepped into the Lumen Great Hall. The place still smelled like him, like pine and steel and something deeper, something that used to make my wolf stir even when I didn’t have one. Now, the scent just made my chest ache.

The hall was packed. Warriors lined the walls, their postures stiff, eyes flicking between me and the dais where Malcolm stood. His Beta, Rylan, hovered at his shoulder like a shadow, face unreadable.

I hadn’t come here for a fight. But the moment my boots hit the polished oak floor, every muscle in my body coiled tight, ready for one.

Eric’s hand brushed my lower back, just once, just enough to remind me I wasn’t alone. His scars pulsed faintly under his tunic, reacting to the tension in the room.

Malcolm’s gaze locked onto mine. His blue eyes were bloodshot, dark circles bruising the skin beneath them. The wound on his side, the one from Ge
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