Moonlight Betrayal

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erce, just, and feared across every border. Now they whispered his name in fear. Or worse, i

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er ceremonial robes, moonlight catching in her dark hair, her eyes

em himself. A rogue with nothing, no n

had dest

ack-fang Keep. "Ryker Blackwood has broken the sacred law.

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hat night. Maybe he

eep through sheets of rain. His claws dug into the dirt as he breathed deep. The magic still hummed on the air -

was c

spell was weakening. And when it broke, the monster

rumbled in

a voice fro

d, soaked to the bone, eyes wide with fear and awe. Dax. A stray Ryker h

he west border," Dax said. "Under

the keep. On the flickering torches. The guards. The plac

ce low and cold. "Let them feel safe.

muscled frame. Every scar on his body told

waiting for

led, slow

r to re

shadows wrapping around him like an old cloak. The rogue wolves wa

an Alpha, but as something else.

e and shattered loyalty. The man who once stood for hono

membered the warmth of her hand in his. The way she

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