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than a lifeless doll. The sharp clink of metal echoed in the dim corridor as they

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ore. Not in all the years she

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discarded it lik

e shift in her fate, rough hands

curled from a sunken bath, the water shimmering under the soft glow o

efficiency, undressing her in swift, impersonal motio

e, washing away the dried blood and sweat clinging to her body. She gasped soft

ver washed h

in their touch. But there was purpose. Ritual. As

e knots. The sting of her wounds dulled as they massaged fragrant oils into

th, her body felt lighter. Fresher. Bu

something valuable. Her wounds were treated with careful precision. Ointments soo

turned to

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nished, Lena barely

d in the polished silve

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preparing h

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all this trouble if they

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as the guards returned, g

s, past unfamiliar corridors, until the

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pushed the

, she felt it-the weight of p

rned to

of the Crims

her in place, ass

wallow

Lena with slow, measured steps. His gaze raked over h

ed into a triumphant

ed silent, his eyes locked o

ally asked, his voice calm but edged wit

spine. What the hell

oward her with a quiet confi

. "A witch will cast a spell on her. She won

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rning to Lena as if seeing her for the first time. His gaze sharpened. "This is not

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nd raced.

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thless of the werewolf Alphas, they wouldn't risk sending so

e

assure you, pack lords, the witch will handle all

uld respond, the

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finish before two massiv

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pulse p

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ydia replied wit

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