The name echoed through the chamber like a curse. ⸻ Blackthorne. ⸻ Amara felt the reaction instantly. Not from herself. From everyone else. ⸻ Kael went completely still. Dante stopped breathing for half a second. Even Lucian’s expression shifted into something colder. More dangerous. ⸻ Selene looked devastated. ⸻ “Malakai, enough.” ⸻ “No,” Malakai growled. The sound shook the chamber walls again. ⸻ “They deserve the truth.” ⸻ Amara’s pulse raced violently. ⸻ “What truth?” ⸻ Malakai’s golden eyes remained fixed on her. ⸻ “The hunters were never human.” ⸻ Silence. ⸻ Lucian’s jaw tightened immediately. ⸻ “Explain.” ⸻ Malakai took another slow step forward. The hybrids around the room immediately lowered themselves farther. Completely submissive to him. ⸻ “The Blackthorne bloodline were wolves.” ⸻ Amara’s stomach dropped instantly. ⸻ “No,” Selene whispered. “Don’t do this.” ⸻ But Malakai continued anyway. ⸻ “They betrayed Lunaris centuries
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