Chapter 56
Nicolas Pov
Royal pack
For weeks, my calls to Flora had gone unanswered. Every night, I dialed her number, only to be met with silence or the mocking hum of an automated response. It gnawed at me, that silence. Flora had never ignored me before-not like this. The distance felt heavier than any war I'd ever trained for.
But that morning, when my father's steward delivered a clipped message-"Your presence is required in the Alpha's study. Immediately."-I felt a different kind of dread.
I strode down the polished hallway, rehearsing what excuse Flora might give, what lie I might spin if my father asked questions about our last appearance together. My jaw tightened. The air outside the study was thick, suffocating, as though the walls themselves knew what awaited me inside.
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