The clearing seemed to shrink around them, the silence shattered only by the low growl rumbling from Damien’s chest. His stance was rigid, every muscle coiled, ready to strike. Racheal’s heart pounded so violently she could hear it in her ears, each beat a countdown to disaster.Kael didn’t flinch under Damien’s glare. Instead, he took another deliberate step forward, his wolves fanning out behind him. “She doesn’t belong in his territory,” Kael said, voice calm but laced with steel. “You’ve already put her life at risk more times than I can count.”Damien’s lips pulled back in a snarl. “And you think surrounding her with your guards in the middle of the night makes her safer?”“Safer than leaving her with someone who hides truths from her,” Kael shot back.The tension was a wire stretched to its limit. One wrong move, and it would snap. Racheal stepped forward instinctively, but Damien’s arm shot out, stopping her. “Don’t,” he murmured without taking his eyes off Kael.Her pulse race
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