The west felt like the end of the world.Dry dirt cracked under boots. The sky was too big, too blue, no clouds. Hot wind carried dust, old hate, faint and bitter. We camped at the edge of a dead town—empty buildings, windows staring, tumbleweeds rolling through ghost streets.I sat on the truck’s tailgate—Aiden—watching Aria practice in the yard. The faint wind swirled as she controlled it gently. Sixteen now. Tall, strong, beautiful like Nyx. Silver-gold hair loose in the wind, gray eyes like a deep, tired storm calling power from far west.Nyx stood beside me, belly round—nine months, our third pup heavy, kicking. I felt it faintly. The land hurt here. Her hand squeezed my thigh, gentle but scared, a mother’s fear deep in her soul. Always the pups. Always adventure pulling us west.“Feel rage. Bad here,” she whispered, tears in her eyes, dust in the wind.I nodded, throat tight, holding my mate’s hand.“The west clan,” I said softly. “Pure hate mixed strong. Old storm curse—rage, m
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