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CHAPTER 31

The valley pretended everything was normal. That was the problem. The sun still rose over the mountains. Children still ran through the town square. Farmers still argued over livestock. Merchants still opened their shops every morning. Life continued exactly as it always had. But beneath that normalcy, something had shifted. Savannah could feel it. Everyone could. Nobody simply knew what to call it yet. Fear?Suspicion?Instinct?Whatever it was, it lingered over Reed Territory like an approaching storm. Invisible. But impossible to ignore. Three days passed after the scout reported the black truck.Three days.And the truck appeared every single day. Always near the eastern ridge. Always at a distance. Always gone before anyone got close. That alone would've been enough to worry Mason. Unfortunately, things were getting worse.Because now there were witnesse

CHAPTER 32

Reed Territory stayed awake that night. Not after the truck started moving. Not after Grayson identified the photographs. Not after the realization settled over everyone standing on the ridge. They weren't being watched by strangers. They were being watched by people who knew exactly who Grayson Cole was. The truck's headlights disappeared behind a line of trees before it ever reached the territory border, but the damage had already been done. The message was clear.We know where you are. We know who you are. And we're no longer hiding. By the time Grayson, Savannah, and the Sentinels returned to the manor, Mason was already awake.The Alpha stood in the courtyard wearing a coat over his nightclothes. Hugh was beside him. Several patrol leaders had gathered as well. One look at Grayson's face told Mason everything."They showed themselves."It wasn't a questi

CHAPTER 33

Nobody spoke.The courtyard stood frozen beneath the afternoon sun. Even the wind seemed to disappear. Frank's words still lingered in the air."The night I took you... was the night they murdered your real family."Savannah stared at him.Mason stared at him.Dominic stared at him.Hugh stared at him.But nobody looked as shocked as Grayson. He stood completely still beside the crate.The photographs remained scattered around him.Years of stolen moments.Years of someone watching.Years of questions.And now this.Savannah's chest tightened. Because Grayson wasn't reacting. That frightened her more than anger ever could. He simply stood there.Silent.Expressionless.As if his mind had stopped working.Mason recovered first.The Alpha looked around the gathered crowd."Everyone back to your positions."Nobody moved.Mason's voice hardened."Now."

CHAPTER 34

When danger lived beyond the mountains, people could point to it. They could prepare for it. They could watch the roads and lock the gates. But when danger slipped inside your thoughts, inside your routines, inside your home.Everything changed.Three days had passed since the crate arrived.Three days since hundreds of photographs had spilled across the courtyard.Three days since Frank had nearly revealed something that changed Grayson's entire life.And three days since Mason Reed had ordered everyone to stop asking questions.Temporarily.That word mattered.Because nobody intended to leave the mystery alone forever.Not Mason.Not Savannah.Not Grayson.Especially not Grayson.The only difference was that Mason wanted answers obtained carefully. Grayson wanted them immediately. Unfortunately for him, Mason Reed outranked everyone. Including stubborn mechanics with anger issues.The works

CHAPTER 35

The atmosphere inside Reed Manor had changed.Nobody said it aloud. Nobody needed to.Fear had a way of settling into places.Into hallways.Into conversations.Into the spaces between people.The photograph had done that.Even days later, Savannah still couldn't get her mind off the picture and note. That thought followed her everywhere.Through breakfast.Through town.Through sleepless nights.And judging by the dark circles beneath Grayson's eyes, she wasn't the only one.The workshop had become his refuge again; whenever life became complicated, Grayson buried himself inside engines.Today was no different.Savannah found him beneath the hood of an old pickup truck. The sound of metal tools echoed through the building. The familiar scent of oil and grease filled the air."You've been hiding in here all morning."His voice came from somewhere inside the engine comp

CHAPTER 36

The next morning felt strange.Not bad.Just strange.Savannah noticed it the moment she opened her eyes, beaming with smiles. The manor looked the same.The valley looked the same.The mountains still stood against the horizon.Nothing had changed.And yet everything had.Because for the first time in months, she didn't wake up wondering where Grayson stood.She knew.At least a little.The memory of his hand against her face returned instantly.The rooftop.The stars.The kiss.Heat flooded her cheeks."Wonderful."She buried her face in her pillow.Absolutely wonderful.A knock sounded against her door."Breakfast."Vanessa's voice.Savannah groaned."Coming."She took more time getting ready.Unfortunately, that only gave her extra time to reminisce. Which wasn't helping.Not even slightly.The dining room was alre

CHAPTER 37

Savannah noticed that Grayson had stopped letting her out of his sight.Not completely.Not in an obvious way.But enough.Enough that she noticed.Enough that it annoyed her.The realization hit sometime around breakfast.She left the dining room.Grayson left the dining room.She walked toward town.Five minutes later, she spotted him across the street pretending to examine a delivery truck. Which would have been convincing if she didn't know him. And if the truck hadn't belonged to Dominic.By lunch, she'd caught him doing it three more times.By dinner, she was ready to murder him."You are following me."Grayson looked up from his plate."No.""You absolutely are.""No.""You were outside the tailor.""I needed thread.""You don't sew.""I could start."Savannah stared.Across the table, Dominic immediately started choking on his drink.H

CHAPTER 38

Frank's words seemed to hang above the war room long after he said them."Because there was never supposed to be another survivor."The storm outside crashed against the manor windows.Thunder rolled through the valley.Still nobody moved.Nobody breathed.Savannah looked at Frank.Then at Grayson.Then back at Frank again.Because she was no longer sure which one looked worse.Frank appeared like a man who had just watched twenty years of lies collapse beneath his feet.Grayson looked like he wanted to tear the truth out of him with his bare hands.Mason recovered first.Of course he did.The Alpha straightened slowly."What survivor?"Frank instantly regretted speaking.Everyone saw it.The panic.The hesitation.The realization that he'd revealed more than he intended.Unfortunately for him, there was no taking it back.Mason stepped forward."What survivor, Frank?"The older wolf swallowed.Hard.His hands trembled."I don't know."Nobody believed him.Not even slightly.Hugh bark

CHAPTER 39

The room didn’t recover from the words.The Sentinel was still standing in the doorway, breathing like he had run through fire just to deliver them.“…they’ll send Ethan’s head instead.”It hung there.Ugly. Clean. Final.Then the world reacted.Not all at once.First was Savannah.She didn’t speak. Didn’t move for a full second. Then her hand slowly slid off the table, fingers curling into a tight fist so hard her knuckles went white.Grayson saw it.He felt it.That shift in her breathing.Dangerous silence.Damon stood so fast his chair hit the floor.“No,” he said again, but this time it wasn’t a refusal.It was disbelief trying to become reality and failing.Mason didn’t shout.That was worse.The Alpha just turned his head slightly.“Repeat that.”The Sentinel swallowed har

CHAPTER 40

Nobody moved.Nobody breathed.The courtyard had become a living thing.The Prophet stood beyond the broken gate as though he belonged there. As though Reed Territory was simply another room he had chosen to enter.Thousands of wolves waited behind him.Rows upon rows disappearing into the darkness of the forest.Not shouting.Not threatening.Just standing.Watching.That somehow felt worse.Mason Reed stepped forward first.The old Alpha's shoulders straightened.His wolf pushed closer to the surface.Amber eyes glowed beneath the courtyard lanterns."You stepped into my territory."The Prophet smiled.Not mockingly.Not aggressively.Patiently.Like a teacher listening to a child explain something incorrectly."No."The answer was calm.Almost pleasant.His gaze shifted.Past Mason.Past the Sentinels.Past everyone.Straight to Grayson."I came home."The words landed like a stone thrown into still water.Savannah felt Grayson go rigid beside her.Mason did too.The Alpha's jaw ti

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