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Chapter 30: The Alpha’s Mate

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Hazel’s POV

Under the moonlight, the palace reared before me in an imposing form, tall and dark. As I approached the doors, I looked up at the guards on either side of the doors standing guard near the entrance as they stared at me curiously but no one spoke. I lowered my head and walked into the place.

Maybe they knew.

There was no one about as I headed to my room back through the quiet halls.

I could hear sounds of argument but I ignored it and walked away.

I replayed everything that happened that evening in my mind. From the dinner to the call and Orion’s new behavior — it all just didn’t add up as pieces of a puzzle I couldn’t piece together.

I closed my room door and leaned up against it, taking a shaky breath. The room was silent, heavy like someone was pressing down on me. My heart was still racing as I stared out of the window at the dark night sky.

Maybe Orion had really found out. What would he do? Would he banish me, too? Or would he punish me as a rogue?

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