Silence held the clearing for one dangerous second after Damian spoke.Not natural silence.The kind that came before violence.The rogues felt it too.But neither stepped back.One of them laughed softly instead, glancing toward Selene where she still lay partially hidden beneath the roots and leaves.“Relax, Alpha,” he said casually. “We only found her here.”The second smirked faintly.“We were trying to help.”Damian did not answer.He stood completely still beneath the moonlight, gaze fixed on them with a calmness that felt worse than anger.The forest itself seemed to tighten around him.The rogues exchanged another look.One of them tilted his head slightly.“She fought harder than expected though,” he admitted. “That was entertaining.”Still no response.Damian’s silence deepened instead.The second rogue crouched slightly near Selene again.Too close.“She’d make a perfect bride,” he said with faint amusement. “Strong bloodline too.”That was the mistake.The moment his hand
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