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from Nyxara Thorne's heart

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all Alpha King Drav

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ed from beside the platform. "The pa

lves from every territory. Some had com

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mn black. Anyone who didn't kno

he announced. "She betrayed her mate and enda

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tters above his head. "H

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part and stitched together until

. Her voice cracked across the sil

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she said, louder now.

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stopped, then restarted in a shap

come between them. He had carried her through a snowstorm. He had

believ

, and her voice shook, "you

m the prisoner!

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said. "Ans

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th

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silver blade. As it came down toward

's mask

still,"

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put a hand on y

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ed her a

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another shouted,

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to

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e gasped, "you

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ill burning in her chest. Branches shredded her dress. Stones s

he went thro

out! F

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ands wrapped around hers. Quiet nights when she had b

erself for

making her miss a mal

learing and collapsed

lves slid out

like hunters with orders, eyes locked on

breathed.

. A silver symbol, nearly identical to the o

ra Th

f up, shaking. "S

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y are yo

silver, and every wolf in

are

I know why they t

Everyone back there

there was told

he distance. Clo

hardened. "Th

elp me

for treason." His gaze dropped to her chest.

voice cracked. "Wha

's no

head walked a male wearing the collar of a court witn

ted a

raven Vaelor, Nyxara Thor

omach

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ers are not you

in," Thornev

he decree. "His Majest

lves c

ornev's knife and

them

d learn what it cost to keep a she-wo

to his kingdom, it would

him regret the day h