Kael’s POV For a moment, I forgot how to breathe. The corridor seemed to tilt around me, and the world seemed to be closing in on me. “No,” the word escaped my lips automatically. “No,” I repeated, shaking my head in denial. “It couldn’t be. I prayed... I prayed to the Moon Goddess. She couldn’t have abandoned me. She wouldn’t.” Without wasting more time, I took to my heels and ran in the direction of Vivienne’s ward without looking back. “Don’t do this to me, Vivienne. Please...” Those were the words I kept muttering until I got to her room. The entrance to the room was filled with Nightshade guards who stood firmly as though they were ready to pounce on anyone who dared to move near the room. I moved closer to them, trying to grab the door handle, but one of the guards stepped in my way before my hand could reach it. “I’m sorry, but you’re not allowed here, Alpha Kael,” the guard, who seemed to be the head guard, said respectfully. For a moment, I simply stared at him, t
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