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pulse hammered in her ears as

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ied by the wind:

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dy shook. The weight of the vision still clung to he

l was that?"

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did yo

deep, laced

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dow, his muscular frame rigid with tension. His e

erself to breathe.

movements slow, calculated

her fists. "I don

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ers, refusing to be intimida

, then back to her. He hesitated f

said. "It's a relic of the Lupine Monastery. A

rows furrowed

wolves and dark magic wielders. The few artifacts that

quickened. "And

ened. "That's what I'm

the words sett

sion crackling between them. The mate bond pulsed,

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ted. "Then tell

hers, unreadable. "The

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aos, power, and destruction to the werewolf world. A time when the barriers be

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's blood

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d, his voice tight. "And now, ever

swept th

shaking her head. "No.

shed. "You felt

wallowed ha

rune, she had felt something awak

urse tak

oment before cursing under hi

. "This isn'

hat doesn't change the fact

a exhale

her. She had been run

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it in h

is dark hair. "We need to g

owl cut throu

's body w

his posture shifting into pure Alpha domin

between the

n-they

red, their bodies lean with the hunger of creatures

gu

eached for

dangerous. "Don't enga

ping closer, their breat

teeth. "The Alpha of Moonglade," he d

rip tightened

intent. "Leave," he ordered,

ue just

yes flicked to Seraphina, filled with

a's brea

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as her

it the air. "Ove

k widened. "That

f motion and teet

s wolf bursting free in a

e, barely avoiding the cl

tle was

sending him crashing into a tree. Blo

dagger into his side. The rogue howled in pain, but she didn't s

rogue

efore Kael was there, intercepting t

gue co

, the forest

reath came in

fallen rogues, his emeral

he shift

his arm, but he did

sharply. "I guess

s. "No," he said darkly. "

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