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en my wolf snarled at the risk, but none of it mattered. Not when her scent... wa

built my reign on blood, shadow, control, and solitude. And yet ther

g into her world only when necessary. The portals were unstable, thin as glass, easy to shatter i

n the dim street. Her aura shimmered faintly, her power waking far

ward in my mind, r

i

ent they landed on me, e

smissed, rationalised. But she... she looked directly at me, as if her soul recognized

red, "Can

lp

al creatures in my realm had already sensed her existence. They felt my bond igni

bond tightening around my chest like a chain. Her fear rippled throu

oser, a dark ripple br

easts. T

eside me, a swirling rip of silver and black mist-and stepped through just as she bl

s-covered stone floor of my throne hall

," he said. "Kael,

the surface. Rowan swallowed. "Word is spreading. The moment your eyes glowed, eve

to challenge me, ruthless enough

growled. "No o

wan whispered. "No de

rom the shadows. Anywhere da

veil and stood beside her window, cloaked in darkness, just wat

lf get that close, but th

i

ike sparks in the dark. That was when I almost lost control. My hand hovered near her che

h my hair. The beast under my skin mirrored my movements, massive

me," I

y?" Row

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d low, a warni

ch her even cl

the counci

," I snapped.

silence

aps into place," Rowan said quietly. "You'

eth in a humo

ready

et. Something crossed into her world, hunt

ing a swirling portal back to h

rriors w

en look at her" My voice dropped to a growl tha

t brushed my senses again, jasmine, warmth, fear. The bond pul

urrounding her window. And may the moon