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The First Trial
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2025-09-01 00:17:32Lucien’s POV
I step onto the training grounds of the villa, eyes scanning the space, alert. The crisp mountain air carries the scent of pine and damp earth, mingling with the faint, metallic tang of magic that lingers around the villa. Wolves shift in the distance, their forms flickering as shadows between the trees. I tense instinctively, old habits die hard, but I am reminded that here, I am not hunted. Not anymore.The pack is assembled. Jandro stands at the center,
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