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nding us, occasionally whispered to her horse, her excitement barely contained. But I felt

stretched toward the sky, their shadows swallowing the narrow path. A wall of

ng's str

relaxed, but I wasn't fooled. He w

s place is huge," she whispered, awed. "A

he let out a low chuckle. "N

ened. "Do I ge

rly laughed. We were prisoners-

er, voice low. "D

r. "Not even him?" She ti

ially

ud. Instead, I gave a slight

ed together, b

the cliffs like something out of a forgotten age. Thick iron

ed open. The scent of pine and damp sto

in an open courtyard, their bodies slick with sweat. Blacksmith

t of Kad

o watch us ride in. Whispers followed. I ca

njoying the attention. I, on the other ha

ease and turned to

ride. Ivy followed, her eyes wide as

s crisscrossing his arms. His scent marked him as

eyes gleamed.

ed. "She h

ws lifted, amu

"You and your sister will stay in

cou

rms. "And if I

, dark. "Then I'll ma

eve, and I knew she felt the shift

ce lowering just for me.

, but I swallowed it down. H

irk. "Wouldn'

i

d longer before he turned on his

so bad," she whispered. I kept my expression blank, but inside, my mind was already racing. W

ne C

kered in iron sconces, casting long shadows as we walked. Ivy, still caught in her wide-eyed wonder, tra

r, more suffocating. Power hummed in these walls, the weigh

before a heavy wooden door and

dresser, a small window high above that barely let in any light. The walls were bare

, bouncing onto th

or beside mine. "The girl's ro

ey would be wa

ence. "Get comfortable. Alpha

. Didn't trust

r behind him wi

her feet in the air. "This place is

ou do realize we're

side. "I mean... kinda? But he

e

y, you don't understand what Kade is capable

ng her legs benea

ause he knew I wasn't just some rogue. Because I

ecause he doe

d together. "Do

r came ea

hen nodded. "Then

ently. "Stay quiet. Stay unnoticed. If

ike I'd ever go

all, broken laugh escape

on the door ma

exchange

here, but his presence barely registered. Because behind him,

smile. Did

k, laced with quiet authori

flinching. I had survived worse than Kade Voss. But as I stepped to