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Author: J. C. Veyra
last update publish date: 2026-06-04 08:14:02

Chapter 44: Return to the Shadows – Pack, Control, and Intrigue

The streets of Veloria were still dark as Aero and Elara left the secure boundaries of the city behind them. Night had slowly given way to the earliest hours of morning, yet neither of them felt tired. Every fiber of their bodies remained tense, every instinct heightened. Fen still pulsed within Elara—angry, wild, untamed, yet controlled.

The last few hours had been a battle of instinct, power, and will, one that had left them both
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