Mia’s POVPrincess.The single word echoed through the clearing long after the stranger had spoken it.No one moved.No one breathed.I stared at the hooded man, certain I had misheard him.Princess?He couldn’t possibly be talking to me.“I think,” Brin said slowly, glancing between us, “he’s got the wrong person.”“I don’t,” Liora whispered.The silver pendant around my neck was glowing again—brighter than ever before. Its light stretched toward the stranger like an invisible thread connecting us.He took another step forward.The wolves immediately lowered their heads.Even the Alpha Guardians moved aside, clearing a path for him.No commands.No gestures.Only silent obedience.Kael stepped in front of me, sword raised.“That’s close enough.”The stranger stopped.“I have no quarrel with you.”“Funny,” Kael replied. “Because you’re standing in front of an army of wolves.”“They are not my army.”His voice remained calm.“They are merely fulfilling an ancient duty.”Brin snorted.“
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