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Chapter 82: The Silent Mumbler

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Enzo’s POV

I wasted no time. My wolf ran faster than it had ever run before, pushing itself beyond its limits as I headed toward Kenny—well, where I thought Kenny would be. The wind whipped past me, the forest blurring around me as the scent of the thing I had been searching for grew stronger and sharper. It was almost overwhelming like something dark and dangerous was closing in. But I didn’t hesitate. I had to find it.

As I got closer, the scent filled the air more pungently than I’d ever smelled it before. It was unmistakable now. A smell I couldn’t place, but it clung to me with a sense of familiarity that unsettled me. I slowed to a stop, scanning the surroundings. The night was still. Too still. I couldn’t shake the unease crawling under my skin.

I shifted back into my human form, my senses more attuned to the sounds of the night. The cave stood before me now, dark and foreboding. My heart pounded in my chest—not with fear, but with something else, something I couldn’t name. The
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