The moon hung high in the sky, casting an eerie silver glow across the darkened forest. The wind stirred the branches above us, and the scent of the earth mixed with the cold air as Elias and I stood in the shadows, waiting. I could feel my heart pounding in my chest, the weight of the moment pressing down on me. We were about to face the traitor, the one who had been feeding lies and deceit into Elias’s pack for who knew how long. The betrayal ran deep, and it made my blood boil.
Elias’s grip on my hand tightened. His usual cold exterior was still there, but something in his eyes shifted. He wasn’t the ruthless alpha I had first encountered. In the weeks we’d spent together, something had changed. A bond had formed between us—one that neither of us had expected.
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