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AUTHOR'S POVThe council chambers stood at the far end of Frostfang's main corridor, hidden behind doors older than most of the pack's living members.They were carved from heavy, dark wood and etched with symbols of victory and conquest—the kind of doors built to remind anyone who crossed their threshold exactly how insignificant they were before the Council.As a child, Seraphina had believed those doors led to greatness. Maybe because her father had always told her that only wolves who changed history were invited beyond them. Back then, she had walked through them with stars in her eyes.Tonight, they felt more like the jaws of a beast waiting to swallow her whole.Even so, she kept her chin high.The last thing she needed was for the elders to catch even the slightest hint of the disdain simmering beneath her calm facade. They had a way of sensing weakness long before it ever reached the surface.It was a mask she had perfected years ago.As her footsteps echoed across the stone

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AUTHOR’S POVFlashback Before seraphina marriage ArrangementFive men stood around a table of black stone, a map of the Northern Territories spread across its surface, tiny carved wolves marking the line between Frostfang and Winter's Crest.Elder Soren broke the silence first, his finger landing hard against the map.“Winter's Crest grows stronger every season. How much longer do we intend to watch before they swallow us whole?”Elder Greymond didn't answer right away. He reached down and adjusted one of the carved wolves, sliding it a fraction closer to the border.“You mistake patience for inaction.”“Then what are we waiting for?”“The right opening.”Valen glanced up from his seat near the fire. “And if one never comes?”Something shifted in Greymond's expression—small, patient, almost fond.“Then we create one.”“Then let us attack.” Soren’s jaw tightened. “We call for an all-out war and settle this properly. Better that than waiting for them to catch us off guard.”“No.”“They

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