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Chapter 7: The Rot Within

Author: Eliana Rose
last update publish date: 2026-06-13 07:00:05

The moon hung low and bloated in the sky, casting everything in harsh silver light as Wendy stood in the center of the Royal Pack's great hall. Her eyes were closed, but beneath her lids, silver light pulsed like a heartbeat. Through the marked wolf network - that twisted web of connections the Collector had built over centuries - she could feel them. Three sources of wrongness in the pack, like infected wounds in otherwise healthy flesh.

"Southeast tower," she whispered, her voice carrying an
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