The world knelt.
Silence swallowed Black Hollow.
No swords clashed.
No wolves howled.
Even the crackling flames seemed to fade into the background.
Hundreds of eyes remained fixed on Kaelira.
The silver crown floated gently above her head, casting a soft glow over the ashes of the village.
No one dared move.
No one dared speak.
Because standing before them…
Was someone who should not exist.
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Kaelira looked around in disbelief.
Darian.
Cassian.
Lucien.
Ronan.
Powerful Alpha wolves.
Battle-hardened warriors.
Even the wild wolves at the edge of the forest.
All of them were kneeling.
To her.
Her chest tightened.
“Please…”
Her voice trembled.
“Get up.”
No one moved.
“I said, get up!”
The command echoed across the valley.
Slowly, the invisible pressure lifted.
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