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Author: Dan-Boy
last update publish date: 2026-09-29 03:17:42

Declan Hawthorne POV

"Will Rowan still melt into my embrace if she learns the true extent of what I’m setting in motion?" I stare at the dark oak table in the Crimson Moon Banquet Hall, my voice barely above a whisper.

Callum Prescott waits in silence, fidgeting with his cuffs until I break the stillness. "Spread the word to the pack network," I order flatly. "Let everyone think the Hawthorne Mooncrest Dominion is pushing the Ashbourne Alpha Citadel to the brink of total collapse."

"Understood,
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