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Chapter 32

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ELARA'S POV

The morning after the battle brought a strange mixture of relief and uncertainty.

I woke to find Draven already awake beside me, his fingers tracing idle patterns on my shoulder. Through the bond, I felt his contemplative mood.

"You're thinking too hard," I murmured, still half-asleep.

"Always." He pressed a kiss to my temple. "But this time it's productive thinking. Planning our next steps."

"Can't we have one morning without strategy?"

"Probably not. We're Alphas now. Strategy com
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