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Chapter 169: The Silence of Kings
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2026-05-24 13:00:26(Dante POV)
The warmth of the embrace lingered for a moment before my father, Dominic Silvercrest, slowly stepped back. He kept his hands on my shoulders, his eyes scanning my face as if searching for the boy I had been and finding the man I had become overnight. He looked past me, his gaze landing on the girl standing by the door.
Kira stood there, her clothes torn and stained with the soot of the Spire, her expression
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Mated To My Captor Chapter 169: The Silence of Kings
(Dante POV)The warmth of the embrace lingered for a moment before my father, Dominic Silvercrest, slowly stepped back. He kept his hands on my shoulders, his eyes scanning my face as if searching for the boy I had been and finding the man I had become overnight. He looked past me, his gaze landing on the girl standing by the door.Kira stood there, her clothes torn and stained with the soot of the Spire, her expression a mix of exhaustion and a guarded hope I hadn't seen in weeks."Kira," Dominic said, his voice echoing in the high-ceilinged study. "Come forward."She hesitated, then stepped into the light. The Blood Heir and the Alpha stood face-to-face. Dominic’s expression didn't hold the suspicion or the cold calculation of our first meeting. Instead, there was a profound, weary respect."The enforcement protocol is rescinded," Dominic st
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