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Chapter 9: Fractured Paths

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She stepped into the clearing where the sun warmed the earth, and with every step into the pack, her mind wound around what Liam had said to her. Her feet felt as if they were dragging on every single step, as if weighed down by the very possibilities she hardly felt she was ready to confront. The activity of the pack was in full swing: the crack of sticks in sparring, the reeling chat of patrols giving their reports, and the smell of meat roasting over the kitchen fires. But amid the bustle, she felt terribly out of place, while it were as if she were walking in the world she hadn't fully belonged to.

His bond with Kael cast a dark miasma over everything - pulling her towards him with an intensity she could neither rationalize nor escape. Yet she hadn't seen him since her talk with Liam back in those woods. Part of her was almost scared to face him while the other part just wanted the clarity that only Kael would have provided.

Her thoughts were interrupted when he shouted above the
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