TANYA’S POV The palace had never been this quiet. Not after a victory. Not after a defeat. Not even when old kings passed into memory. The silence felt wrong—heavy, suffocating, and thick with unnatural tension. Every servant moved with frantic, hurried steps down the corridor. Every royal guard gripped his broadsword hilt as if an unseen phantom were stalking the hallways. Every noble lowered their voice to a hushed, paranoid whisper whenever another shadow crossed their path. The entire imperial capital was drowning in pure, unadulterated fear. I stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows of my private chambers, watching black, bruised storm clouds gather over the jagged northern peaks where Kael had disappeared. Three days. Three whole days with no official dispatch, no imperial raven, and no trace of the High Alpha. Behind me, the door clicked open. Lady Celeste entered quietly, performing a swift, low bow. "My lady." I didn't turn around. "What news from the
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