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Chapter 67

Author: Ireti
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-26 03:42:43

Kamrynn's POV

Draven sighed heavily, his voice carrying the weight of centuries of desperation. “We’ve tried everything, you know,” he said, his tone uncharacteristically somber. “But nothing—not even the most powerful magic—can seem to break the curse.”

His words hung in the air, thick and heavy, making it hard for me to breathe. I stared at him, my thoughts racing. For the first time since I met the man, he didn’t look like the untouchable Alpha with all the answers. There was something raw and vulnerable in his eyes, a glimpse of the torment he must have endured.

He continued, his gaze distant as if he were staring into a memory. “I lost my wife to that curse,” he continued quietly. “She thought she could break it. She believed she could save me—save us all—but in the end, it cost her her life.”

There was a flicker of something in his expression—grief, perhaps—but it vanished as quickly as it appeared. He turned his piercing gaze back to me, his lips curling into a humorless smile
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