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Author: Elizaz
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Thane’s POV

I was pacing the corridor on the second floor, Maverick’s words still echoing in my head. His proposal stirred something dangerous inside me. Maybe he was right. Maybe it was time to claim what should have been mine all along.

Not that being a Beta was dishonorable—but being Ethan’s Beta? That was the insult. Every step I took behind him was like chains rattling around my neck. He was cruel, cold, merciless. The people didn’t need a tyrant. They needed someone who cared. Someone like me.

My wolf stirred, his voice sharp and mocking. “Then why are you still bowing?”

I clenched my fists. He was right. Still, the thought of open defiance twisted my gut. Ethan wasn’t a man you challenged lightly.

I froze mid-stride when a sharp scent slammed into me. Familiar. Sweet. Overwhelming. The same one I’d caught days ago. It hit me so hard my knees nearly buckled.

My wolf growled, claws scraping at the inside of my chest. “That scent. That pull. Do you feel it? Find her.”

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