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Alpha Kael was on the balcony of his big hall, looking over the expanses of land his kingdom possessed. The evening had brought a drizzle, which left the air heavy with pine and damp smells. His piercing golden eyes had been gazing into the distance of the forest beyond the perimeter walls when he was interrupted by the sound of hurried steps by Riley, his beta.
"They're here, Alpha," his beta declared in a firm voice that held wariness.
Kael spun about, his expression unchanging. "Bring them in."
Moments later, the grand halls swung open, and in walked Zane with his warriors and a mysterious woman. Kael's gaze immediately went to her—her golden locks cascaded down her shoulders, her lips pursed as she took in the room with calculating eyes. She was shorter than most she-wolves he'd
