The Alpha’s Claim
Got it — I’m going to keep this **clearer, more grounded, more emotional**, and less abstract. Same tension, but easier to follow and more human.
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### **Chapter — The Night Before the Well**
The camp didn’t sleep.
It tried—but it didn’t.
The fires burned lower, the conversations died out, and one by one the wolves settled into their bedrolls, but the tension never left. It hung in the air like a storm waiting to break.
Ellie sat near the edge of the firelight, knees pulled to her chest, staring into the flames.
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