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Chapter 178 THE PLAGUE

Author: Liz Gray
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-02 15:24:34

Serena’s PoV

The council hall was still buzzing but this time they were all nervous as Ardan stood in front of them, about to pass a message. His face looked like something terrible was wrong and there was urgency in his tone.

“A plague is upon us,” he began, and the room instantly fell silent. “This isn’t like anything we’ve faced before. It affects only the pure—wolves who aren’t rogues. It attacks their minds, their bodies, and their very souls. It turns them into something else.”

The crowd began to murmur, panicking.

Ardan lifted a hand, silencing them. “Listen carefully. The symptoms include fever, wounds that won’t heal, erratic behaviour, and eventually… madness. The infected become rabid, dangerous, unable to control themselves.”

“What about the rogues?” someone called out.

“Like I said, they are immune,” Ardan replied grimly. “The unpure are safe from this, but the rest of us—any scratch or bite can spread the infection. Once you’re marked, there’s no cure.”

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Emmy Westbrook
Gee, I wonder where this is heading. Serena and Ardan are on their way to hoe bag Joe's pack. And given that, in less than 12 hours, Joe "fell in love" with Ardan and he became "affectionate" towards her, coupled with the fact he's upset with Serena because of caden, I can guess where this is headed
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