A REPLACEMENT FOR ALPHA KAEL
Ariana spun toward Liora instinctively, fire flaring protectively as chains snapped and she caught her before she fell.
When the smoke cleared, Serena was gone.
The clearing was ruined—scorched earth, shattered stones, unconscious rogues scattered like debris. Ariana held Liora tightly, relief and exhaustion crashing over her in equal measure.
Liora groaned weakly. “Please tell me you didn’t kill her.”
Ariana let out a shaky breath. “No.”
“Good,” Liora murmured. “That would’ve been too easy.”
As warriors rushed in, Kael’s presence hit her—familiar, grounding, fierce. He reached her side in seconds, hands gentle as they examined her, her stomach, her injuries.
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