Kane POVThe room smelled of fear, sweat and the faint bitter trace of wolfsbane.Five men sat restrained before us, their wrists bound behind heavy iron chairs while silver-lined chains kept their wolves suppressed. They had all been involved in Zach’s burial, directly or indirectly. One prepared the body after the autopsy, another transported it to the sacred grounds, two performed the burial rites and the last one signed the final record confirming the grave had been sealed according to werewolf tradition. Every one of them had sworn that the body lowered into the earth belonged to Zach, and until recently, we had believed them because there had been no reason not to. We had seen the corpse. The healers had confirmed death. The blood, scent, facial features and magical signature had all matched. The body had remained under Shadowcrest control from the moment it left the room until it reached the burial grounds, yet Zach was alive, walking around in secret meetings as if his grave
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