sweater, she stepped out onto the balcony of her room and saw Damien addressing a group of warriors with his usual air of authori

Whatever it was, it was enough to send a ripple of unease through the pack, and Sienna found herself wondering how m

, she found Dante leaning casually in the doorway, his ever-calm e

asked, gesturing tow

she replied. "W

aid, his tone as even as ever. "Damien'

gue

ng inside and closing the door behind him. "Not just here, but ac

rs who refused to align with any pack, often driven mad by the isolation. But the way D

dangerous?

esperate. But in times like these, desp

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the patrol under Damien's watchful eye, while the rest of the pack went abo

but her thoughts kept circling back to the triplets. Dante's calm presence

out the way he had looked at her-both playful and serious-stuck with her. There was

peared in the doorway of the library, his

sked, stepping inside with

ow but gestured to the

mind?" she asked

hand through his dark hair. For once, the usual smirk was a

efore speaking. "You're not li

sharp and assessing. "An

"Damien doesn't. He's... blunt, al

he wouldn't answer. But then he leaned back in his c

t," he said. "I'

I wr

int. "No. But some things are b

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riefing on the patrol. Damien stood at the head of the

" he said, his voice steady but firm.

, his express

. But as the meeting ended and the groups dispersed, she found herself lin

she thought he might stop. But then he turned away, hi

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dering the grounds. The cool night air was soothing, and th

dge of the training field w

ing as she recognized Darius's voice. He was

tand," he said. "

e interrupted. It was Dant

And if they do, it won't just be

gh," Dante s

g. What were they talking ab

them or walk away, a branch snapped under

d her, their expressions

oice carefully neutral. "Wh

thing," she said, forcing

gaze piercing. "You should

't," sh

able. Then Dante stepped between t

ed, Sienna,"

r Darius was hiding, it was bigger than she'd realized. And somehow,