Liana struggled to breathe as she stepped out of Kael’s office. The words from that hidden file wouldn’t let go—they kept pounding through her head.
The Alpha Destroyer.
Everything around her felt strange and unsteady as she made her way down the hall. The wolves lowered their heads, same as always, but now she saw what hid behind their obedience.
They were afraid.
And for the first time, she understood why.
She pushed through the heavy doors and gulped in the cold air outside. The sky glowed orange over the Silver Crest territory, the sun almost gone, and the trees stretching out long, dark shadows.
But the beauty of it all couldn’t do a thing to calm her. Not tonight.
Kael’s silence said it all.
The prophecy was true. The danger was real. And she was right in the middle of it.
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