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Chapter 29: The best poker face

Author: Olivia
last update publish date: 2026-06-05 16:18:10

“She was in Greycliff territory two hours ago.”

Isara’s voice hit my ear before Rhydian had a chance to get a word out. She’d clearly taken the phone, I could tell by the shift in background noise, the fire, those low stone walls. The sound had its own signature.

“How do you know?” I asked.

“Because I know her patterns,” Isara said, straight to the point. “Eighteen years I’ve watched that girl move through the pack. She hides when she’s about to do something you can’t take back. Two hours ago,
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