Dave Stark leaned back in his chair, fingers tapping once against the polished wood before going still. His gaze remained fixed on Sandra, sharp, calculating—but beneath that, something restless stirred.“No,” he said finally, voice even. “I don’t remember anything like that.”He shrugged lightly, as though dismissing the weight of her question. “You’ve seen her. Bella hasn’t even awakened her wolf yet. Compared to the rest, she’s… behind. That’s not weakness—it’s absence. No wolf, no shared strength.”Sandra didn’t interrupt.Instead, she reached for the worn leather journal resting beside her and traced a slow, absent-minded pattern along its edge. A habit. One Dave had learned meant her mind was working faster than her silence suggested.“I know,” she murmured. “But that’s exactly why you’re running out of time.”His jaw tightened slightly.“She needs to know,” Sandra continued, lifting her gaze to meet his. “Everything. Especially now—with the rogue king moving again… and Marcus g
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