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Chapter 38

Author: Jopaxy
last update publish date: 2026-09-08 23:01:17

Lyra's POV

My stomach tightened the moment Kael mentioned his name.

Alpha Ezra.

The man standing across the room looked strangely familiar, although I could not understand why. There was something about the sharp line of his jaw, the dark hair, and the cold intensity in his eyes that tugged at a memory I could not place.

I had never met him before. At least, I did not think I had.

Yet something about him reminded me of someone.

Someone I knew. Someone whose face I had spent far too much time tr
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Lyra! Stop trying to appeal to these bastards hearts! They don’t love you at all! Get that through your head already! I’m pissed that she begged that bastard despite everything! Like girl stand your ground, cut them off and tell them to stop calling you family and fight back.
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