Chapter 40LUCIEN’S POV“Inside the camp.”The moment the words left my mouth, everything sharpened.Every sound.Every movement.Every breath.“Elena, stay behind me,” I ordered.She shook her head immediately, panic flashing across her face. “No—you don’t understand—if they’re this close, it means—”“It means they’ve made a mistake,” I cut in, my voice calm—too calm.Because beneath it—Violence waited.Her mark was still glowing.Bright.Unmistakable.A beacon.“They’re tracking you in real time now,” I said, my gaze locking onto it. “That thing is guiding them straight to you.”“I told you,” she whispered, fear creeping into every syllable. “I’m not safe here.”I stepped closer instead.Deliberate.Unyielding.“You’re safest exactly where you are,” I said.“With me.”A sharp rustle outside the tent cut through the moment.Too quiet.Too controlled.Not soldiers.My wolf rose instantly.Enemy.I moved without another word.One hand gripping Elena’s wrist, pulling her behind me as I
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