The engines whined down into a low whistle. The silence that followed was heavy, pregnant with the violence to come. Alpha Stephan stood up, grabbing his heavy overcoat. "We walk out together. Calla in the center. Petric, you do not leave her side. I got this."The cabin door creaked open, and the cold mountain air rushed in, carrying the scent of pine, jet fuel, and underneath it all, the sharp, metallic tang of the Crown Prince. Calla’s hands were trembling. She stared at the door opening, her heart hammering a frantic rhythm against her ribs. For almost a year, she had lived in the quiet safety of the Amazon pack, building a version of herself that wasn’t defined by trauma. Now, the past was waiting just outside that door with a set of silver handcuffs and a crown.She adjusted her collar, ensuring the mark he had given her was partially visible, a flag of her own choosing. As they stepped out onto the air-stairs, the
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