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The Serpent in the Shadows

Walle POV

I had always believed one thing power belonged to those who are desperate to enough to take it.

The Blood Moon Pack was crumbling, and I was going to be the one to shatter it completely with joy.

Standing in the dimly lit chamber of his underground hideout, the scent of damp stone and burning herbs filling the air. Around him, his most trusted men—mercenaries, traitors, and the desperate—waited in silence, their eyes shining with the hunger for what was to come.

On the wooden table before him lay the stolen Jewel of Light, its once-brilliant glow now dimmed, struggling against the corruption that surrounded it. He reached out, running a calloused finger over its smooth surface"don't bother struggling àm going to destroy you anyway". This relic had once been the pride of the Blood Moon Pack, a symbol of their strength. Now, it was his.

It was so easy to steal it The palace was weaker than it had ever been, divided by secrets and betrayal. And Aegon
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