THE SUBSTITUTE MATE FOR THE ALPHA KING
The lost princess had found her way home only to face a loss more final than death.
Kairi was in full Lawgiver mode, which for him meant a terrifying, silent efficiency. He’d been up before dawn, walking the borders of our land, his fingers tracing invisible patterns in the air.
“Well?” I asked, finding him by the creek, staring at the water as if it held the answer in its ripples. My voice sounded too loud.
“The Conductor’s retreat left a… resonance,” he said, not looking at me. His voice was flat. “A standing wave of potential silence. It’s thin, but it’s everywhere. Like a sheet of glass laid over the world, waiting for the right frequency to shatter it.”
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