Chapter 106

The word Council felt like poison in the air.

“They’re here,” Cassie repeated, her voice shaking. “Not openly. Not yet. But I felt them.”

Randy’s shoulders stiffened. His wolf pushed close to the surface, restless and angry. “How many?”

“At least three,” she said. “Scouts. Not soldiers. They’re watching.”

My stomach tightened.

The Council never came openly first. They observed. They measured. And when they were certain… they erased.

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