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Chapter Eight: Fire in the Blood

Author: Ash Fleming
last update publish date: 2026-02-20 19:03:22

The first rays of dawn filtered through the dense canopy of the forest, casting a soft, golden light across the training grounds. The clearing was quiet, save for the rustle of leaves and the distant calls of birds awakening to the day. My body ached from the trials and encounters of the previous days, yet the wolf inside me throbbed with restless energy, urging me to move, to push, to grow stronger.

Kael stood beside me, his gaze sweeping the clearing with the precision of a predator. “Today,
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