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Her gaze stayed on mine a second too long before shifting back toward the maps again. Coward. Interesting. I almost smiled at the thought. “Tell me about the outsiders,” she said quietly. “Which part?” “The real part.” There it was again. That refusal to settle for fragments anymore. I respected it. “Their movements are coordinated,” I said. “Too coordinated for random territory pressure.” “So someone organized this.” “Yes.” “Someone powerful?” “Powerful enough to move across pack borders without triggering immediate retaliation.” Her expression hardened slightly at that. “You think this reaches beyond Ironfang.”

The absence of my presence these past few years had made me accustomed to compromising in front of Sophie and her family. Even when Julius replaced me in the family portrait, or when every New Year's dinner table was filled with dishes Julius liked, I endured it. I even comforted myself by telling myself that things weren't so bad if someone could stay by their side in my place. I thought that as long as the family was happy, nothing else mattered. But today, a single apple gave me a wake-up call. If they already saw me as an outsider, why was I still trying so hard to belong?

“Attacks have been happening in the area while you have been away.” “Any here at the castle?” Kellen shook his head. “No, none. This was the first.” “What kind of attacks?” Kellen took a deep breath. “Random vampire attacks.” “The Outsiders?” Kellen nodded. “Yes.” “Where are they all coming from?” I asked randomly. “In the past, The Outsiders always stayed to themselves, living in the sewers or in the woods, outside of civilized society.” Kellen said nothing as I thought for a minute. “One of The Outsiders, the woman, said they were after Jase. Do you think that the other attacks in the area are related?”

"Come inside." I followed, shutting the door behind him. He sat behind his massive desk, fingers steepled together. "There’s been an attack." My stomach tightened. "Where?" "Near the western border. Three of our scouts were found dead." His voice was unreadable, but his knuckles were white where they rested on the desk. "Something is hunting our pack." A cold weight settled in my gut. I had expected a rogue attack—stragglers testing the borders. But this? This was something else.

“Whatever.” Elder Marcus stood up, saying, “Alpha, it has come to our notice that you've allowed the two outsiders to remain in our territory. It is understandable if you've decided to spare them, as they could provide us more information about the formation of our enemies, but allowing them to stay in our midst?” Another Elder chimed in, “Yes, Alpha. We heard they have been treated like guests, these people might have ulterior motives; why should we treat them so well?”

He was about to hurl more insults when Francesca suddenly shrieked, "Oh no! My precious Pico seems to be coughing!" Papa's and Mamma's expressions instantly changed, panic flaring. "Quick! Call the doctor immediately!" They hurriedly brushed past me. The heavy wooden door slammed shut in my face with a bang. I stood quietly in place for two seconds, then turned around and went back to my cold and gloomy room. I stuffed the few clothes I had into my bag. It was well below freezing outside. Bracing against the biting wind, I dragged my peeling suitcase and walked resolutely into the depths of winter without looking back.

Delmar retorted. “But maybe we are afraid,” Matheus added. “I mean, look at us, we know next to nothing about Outsiders; what kind of people they are, how they think,” he looked Delmar directly in the eyes as he repeated Rowan’s previous words to him. “or what their weaknesses are.” Delmar narrowed his eyes at Matheus as he listened intently. “What are you saying?” “I’m saying that in all the time we’ve been stuck in this nightmare, we’ve never learned a thing about the Outsiders. Well, Delmar, now we have one.”

Mukhang tuwang-tuwa siyang magmanipula ng tao por que mayaman siya. Just after an hour of staying here, I came to a conclusion—even in this world, bribery is powerful. Nothing good comes without a coin in exchange. Even kindness has a price. Since the situation seemed to give me no choice, I will just go along with it. The three of us took the road that has no houses around, my hoofs are slowly being covered with dust. Can’t they at least give me shoes? It wasn’t so long until I finally saw few houses scattered in a wide area of grassy land. The airy atmosphere and the canopy of green somehow brought me comfort.

"My brothers and sisters, we have received disturbing news. It seems that there are outsiders who have entered our territory and attacked our kin. We must act quickly to protect our people and restore order to the region." The leaders murmured among themselves, clearly concerned. "What do we know about these outsiders?" asked Alpha Lyra, leader of the Midnight pack. The panting man stepped forward. "I saw them with my own eyes," he said. "There were at least a dozen of them, armed with swords and other weapons. They moved quickly and efficiently, and seemed to have no fear of our kind." Prince Stormie nodded. "We must assume that they are skilled warriors and that they will not hesitate to a

she replied, her fingers mimicking air quotes on the word 'forgotten. David dropped Stephanie’s hand and walked toward his room, but he didn't check the drawer Avery mentioned. Something instinctual told him that wasn’t where he would keep something that important. He went to his wardrobe and sifted through a pile of documents. Eventually, his fingers grazed a familiar folder. He pulled it out, his eyes narrowing as he read: "Avery Downs." "Avery Downs?" he muttered under his breath, confusion knitting his brows together. As he flipped through the pages, his confusion only deepened. This wasn't the contract Avery had described. It wasn’t an arrangement for her to be his maid in exchange for