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k stamped onto the heavy paper. The royal wax seal of the Silvermane Pack sat at the bottom, crisp and unmistakable. Abov

Alpha Arthur's personal sign

der my tightening grip. "They told me he died four years ago on the northern border. M

as he stepped closer to me, his dark eyes fixed on the paper. "That is Arthur

ent, Alpha Arthur had set up the entire tragedy to murder my parents, wiping out my family's noble warrior bloodline so they could never discover the tr

I looked up at Brian. "Arthur smiled in my face, he gave me a room in his

e stone corridor, and two high-ranking Nightshade guards

guard reported, bowing his head quickly. "However, the intruder m

olute authority as his posture turned rigid. "Double the watch on the perimeter walls, deploy the tra

alled out in unison, turning on t

e flickering torchlight on the stone wall. He reached out, his han

yed," Brian stated firmly. "I will move you to the high tower suites, no

id, my voice hardening as I straightened my ba

g a step toward me, his brow furrowing in irritation. "Arthur knows you are here, h

king directly into his cold, intense gaze without flinching. "I am done running away from t

sked, his dark eyes narrowing

to throw me away like trash," I declared, my teeth clenching tightly as I took a step closer to h

tension stretching between us in the ruined room. The faint scent of ced

, rumbling tone. "I will not treat you like a delicate human, I will push you past you

ifted high. "Because I intend to tear

red, a rare, faint glimmer of resp

ment between us. An anonymous fortress guard stood in the en

just moments ago," the guard said, extending his hands to off

he heavy chains. The dark cloth fell away, revealing a heavy iron box with a simple la

covered in familiar scratch marks. It was my father's old watch, the exact one

dly in the quiet room. My trembling fingers carefully pried open the small latch on the si

ening in absolute shock as I read the messy, written