Chapter 36: The First Clash
The moment the ground pulsed beneath Lyra Vale, everything changed. Not loudly. Not explosively. But decisively. Kael Draven reacted instantly, stepping fully between Lyra and the approaching Alpha. “No further,” Kael said sharply. The Alpha stopped. Not because he was afraid. Because he was measuring. Lyra could feel it. All of it. The tension. The restraint. The awareness that one wrong move would collapse everything. The second Alpha stayed slightly behind, watching both sides carefully. “…engagement probability rising,” he murmured. Kael shot him a glare. “Stop narrating it like a report.” The Alpha leader’s eyes remained locked on Lyra. Not Kael. Not the facility. Her. “You’re unstable,” he said calmly. Lyra’s breath tightened slightly. “…I’m stable enough to st
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