Chapter 7: The Weight of the CrownThe heavy iron gates of the Obsidian Court slammed shut, the metallic echo cutting off the distant, panicked retreats of Alpha Colton’s broken army.The immediate silence that followed was heavy, broken only by the sound of my own ragged breathing.The brilliant starlight that had consumed my vision slowly receded, leaving my eyes burning and my head throbbing with a vicious, blinding migraine. The silver energy snapped back beneath my skin, and with its departure, a wave of profound exhaustion hit me like a physical blow.My legs turned to water.Before my knees could hit the stone battlements, a pair of strong, scarred arms caught me. Kaelen pulled me effortlessly against his chest, his muscular frame solid and unyielding. The scent of winter frost and cedar wrapped around me, instantly soothing the raw, frayed edges of my inner wolf."I've got you, little runaway," Kaelen murmured, his voice deep, gravelly, and surprisingly devoid of its usual moc
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