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Chapter Sixty Five

Author: Midaspen78
last update publish date: 2025-09-11 21:39:08

Ridwan’s POV

The moment I saw them, something inside me went sharp.

Elma by the fire, her gloved hands steadying a pot. Roshan standing too close, his shadow spilling over hers like a threat. The air between them was tight, stretched thin, humming with something I didn’t like.

My wolf rose immediately, restless, protective. Too close. Too sharp. Mine.

I clenched my fists at my sides, steadying my breath before I crossed the space between us. “Elma.”

She turned quickly, too quickly, like a star
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