SierraThe knock did not stop.But it happened again, this time slower, as if whoever was on the porch knew exactly how much pressure to apply. Asher moved first. He didn’t hurry to the door, he didn’t tell me to hide, he just raised a hand slightly, a silent command to remain where I was, and strode forward with the certainty of someone who had long ago resolved the outcome.I followed him anyway.He turned back and looked at me once, jaw clenched, but he did not instruct me to halt. That mattered more than any words.When he opened the door, cold air spilled in, crisp and clean. Two men were on the porch. Both older, both clad too cleanly for this hour. Their eyes glided over Asher, then at me like they already know my face.“Alpha Kane,” the taller one said. “Council is summoning.Asher did not move aside. “It’s barely dawn.” “You were all informed last night,” the man said in a level voice. “This is not a choice.”I moved forward before Asher could stop me. “Where are you taking
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