RAVENHe said nothing to me. Just stared a little longer, like he was daring me to look back. I didn’t. I wouldn’t. And then, without any final note, he stood. The meeting was done. That simple gesture, rising to his feet—was enough. Kieran straightened beside me, his hands sliding behind his back, jaw locking slightly as Lucian adjusted his coat like he hadn’t just spent the last hour toeing the edge of war with the Alpha of the largest territory this side of the realm.Kieran’s voice came low, tight, so tight it was nearly a growl. “Just remember, Lucian… if anyone, anyone, crosses that line into my land again, whether it’s a scout, a stray, or a whisper of a threat—” he took a step forward, not much, but enough that the air cracked between them, “—I won’t hesitate. There won’t be warnings next time. Only action.”Lucian paused, half-turned, one brow raised. “Was that a warning, Alpha Kieran?”“No,” Kieran said, and the chill in his voice made my skin prickle, “It was a promise.”Th
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