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Chapter 18: The Council’s Doubts

Author: K.EDRIN
last update publish date: 2026-04-27 16:38:58

The forest did not feel the same after that night.

It wasn’t just the blood, or the fight, or the way the wolves had retreated with something close to fear in their eyes. It was what had been said. What had been implied.

He’s watching.

Aria felt it even now.

Not a presence she could see or hear, but something heavier—like a gaze that lingered just beyond her reach. It unsettled her more than the fight ever could.

They had been walking for a while, moving farther from the clearing, but the tensi
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