At 6 AM sharp, the convoy left the estate.Twelve black bulletproof SUVs lined up, like a royal procession.I sat in the back of the middle car, feeling the life inside my belly."How long until we're home?" I asked Magnus in the passenger seat."After passing the border tunnel, it'll take about three more hours." He glanced back at me. "The Alpha has everything ready for the bloodline awakening ceremony."I nodded, watching the scenery blur past the window.I'm never coming back here.The convoy merged onto the highway heading North. Just ahead was the border territory tollgate.Right then, I spotted a familiar figure."Stop the car," I told the driver.The convoy slowly pulled over.Next to the tollgate, Caleb stood alone, holding a white piece of cardboard.He was skin and bones, eyes sunken, sporting a scruffy beard. He had none of his former Alpha majesty.On the cardboard, written in black marker in the common wolf tongue, was:"Aurora. I was blind. In the next life, I will know m
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