Kael remained silent.The wind moved between them, carrying the cold scent of the mountains.Lyra watched his face carefully.The man who had always stood beside her now looked like someone she barely recognized.You heard it too, didn't you? Lyra asked.Kael finally looked at her.He knew there was no point pretending.Yes.What did it tell you?Kael lowered his eyes.It told me you would eventually ask me about my past.Lyra's heart tightened.Then tell me.Kael took a slow breath.Before I met you, I made a terrible mistake.What kind of mistake?One that nearly destroyed an entire pack.Lyra waited.Kael walked toward the balcony railing.I wasn't always the Alpha of Crimson Moon.My father was.He was powerful, respected, and feared.But there was one person he feared more than anyone else.The Beast King.Lyra's expression changed.Kael continued.When I was eighteen, my father made a secret agreement with him.An agreement involving the Moon bloodline.Lyra froze.My bloodline?
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