Taehyung’s POVThe forest swallowed them whole—Clara and Damian, vanishing into the twilight like ghosts, her scent lingering on the wind like a fading echo. I stood there, rooted to the spot, the slap's sting on my cheek nothing compared to the gaping wound in my chest. Her words replayed in my mind, a vicious loop: *betrayer, liar, monster.* Each one landed like a silver bullet, shredding the bond between us until it felt threadbare, fragile. I'd built an empire on control—pack alpha, unyielding, unbreakable—but one glimpse through a cracked door had unraveled it all. And Damian... my best friend, my beta, the man I'd trusted with my life since we were pups tearing through the woods together, now leading her away like she was his to protect. From me.A growl ripped from my throat, raw and primal, echoing through the gardens. The guards nearby flinched, averting their eyes, but I barely registered them. Rage boiled under my skin, my wolf clawing to surface, to chase, to claim what wa
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