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hill of the wind. Weeks had passed since I had last stood here, battered and bloodied, discarded

the appearance of a traveling healer, Lila had taken it for me from a traveling trade

rging from the darkness and

man with a bushy beard and big shoul

. As I was walking by, I heard rumours that the pack

d. "We didn't re

t I couldn't disregard other people's suffering. I wan

d paused. Marcus, perhaps we ought to let h

p. since I

All right. However, avoid roaming

ort nod and

t forth a lot of effort to prove myself on the training fields. The packh

to continue. I w

. The majority of pack members were too preoccupied with

ached the main hall. I pressed myse

e to stop think

up. Tha

en

ith his jaw clenched close to the hearth. With her

ed in a cowardly manner. Blake, s

y fists. U

d as he moved away from

now, she's most likely deceased. And she's

ed into fists, but

ow the Alpha. Someone must be by your side. Someone who will never turn on

gust. She was poisoning hi

s being d

rt, I turned away

little wooden box on the table by the fireplace

Sienna acte

he room. As I reached for the letters, my hands shook. One of

na

words as I unfo

Si

im if you continue whispering in his ear. You'll give t

tightened

working be

family was attacked. Blake's doubts about me.

ade myself remain calm. Now I h

t after carefully folding it. T

is pr

nt c

amiliar, d

ak

ated down the corridor

disguise wouldn't work if h

und. There was no escape.

was the on

ed the room. He entered, looking

to the darkness,

ows. His eyes clouded

nsed by

d menacing, and his

e of your

rt was

conds to move befor

clutched the le

t or