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Chapter 42: The Wolf Knows

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Celeste’s POV

The room was a trap closing in. Every breath, every heartbeat throbbed too loud. Killian was here.

My lungs ached from holding my breath too long, but I didn’t dare move.

Neither did Vanessa.

We were hidden, stealthed by Selene’s spell, but Killian’s instincts were keener than magic.

He could feel us.

The corners of his nostrils flared, his head cocked, his narrow-eyed stare holding the space like a predator aware that its prey was just out of reach. His eyes burned with a slow, simmering rage.

His voice was low, measured and deadly. “Where is she?”

Selene stood there between him and us, arms crossed, enigmatic. “Who?”

Killian’s attention jerked to her, a tempest of emotions brewing in his eyes. “Don’t test me, Selene.” His voice cut like a knife through the tension. “I know she’s here.”

His words slithered up under my skin.

My fists clenched as
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