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Chapter 18: In the Shadows
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2024-10-29 19:42:56~Wren~
The remaining disappointed rebels filter out of our makeshift headquarters. We have been waiting for the fallout all day, just hoping to hear the news that war has been declared. But nothing happened. Every pack member goes about their normal day. Milling about and laughing like life here isn’t as terrible for them as it is for the rest of us.
“Why do you think they even wanted the treaty?” Avi asks once. It’s just us. He takes his sunglasses off and saunters over to me, opting to pluck the treaty from my hands and look over the contents.
I shrug. “You’re the educated one of the two of us. I could barely make out half the stupid words.” I mumble angrily.
Avi groans in annoyance. “Wren, for the last fucking time, you aren’t stupid because you aren’t an excellent reader. You are a genius with planning. You have more common sense than half the alphas…”
I groan and rub my temple. “Ok, you can stop now.
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