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Chapter Twelve — I Do Not Repeat Myself
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2026-06-25 19:40:21
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THE ALPHA'S RELUCTANT CLAIM Chapter Twelve — I Do Not Repeat Myself
Alexander's POVThe second pack assembly of the week was not scheduled.I called it at six in the morning, which meant every wolf in the house had forty minutes to dress and present themselves in the great hall. Forty minutes was enough time for the ranked members. For the lower wolves it was a test. I had learned years ago that the response to an unscheduled assembly told me more about the state of my pack than any formal report.I stood on the platform at exactly seven and looked out across the room.The noise hit immediately. Not spoken noise, the kind that filled a room when people talked, but the other kind. The kind only I heard. Eighty wolves thinking simultaneously, their thoughts layering over each other like competing frequencies, and my mind sorting through them the way it always did: automatically, efficiently, without effort.What happened. Did something happen. Blackthorn again. Is it war. Where is Liam. Why is the Alpha—I filtered it. Filed it. Moved on.Liam's thought
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