Lawrence's POVThe Tribunal’s threat still hung in the black stone cavern, but I would not let that astral terror touch my mate’s mind. I lifted her easily, pressing her full curves tight against my armor, feeling the magnetic warmth of her cinnamon skin calm my wolf’s rage. We left the underpass in Kael and Valerius’s hands—they would secure the restored supply wells and move the unconscious High Priest to the prison wagons.By the time night fell over the pass, Blood Moon’s host had pitched its forward camp right at the capital’s gates. Hundreds of black‑standard military tents dotted the snow—but high on the ridge, the King’s great pavilion stood apart from the soldiers’ clamor.Inside, a brazier of iron cast light over arctic wolf pelts spread across the floor. The scent of bitter pine, tobacco, and mystical ozone hung thick, sealing us off from the biting wind outside.“You are very quiet, my King,” Maya’s voice cut through the tent’s stillness.She stood near the fire, slipping
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