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Chapter 96: You Can Leave Too
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Scarlett’s POVA silence settled between us again, but it felt different this time, as if something had shifted, a mutual understanding neither of us had expected.“I’m sure we’ll manage, Scarlett,” Maxwell said, his tone steady yet weighted with resignation.“None of us ever expected you would get your wolf, much less become a Valkin with magic. We never intended for you to face Garland for us. Going to the West was about asking Keith for aid and bringing you home. He’s sent us the help we need, and that’s enough. This mess is ours to fix, and we don’t want to drag you back into it.”He paused, his voice softening. “Elsa will return tonight, and she’ll help sever the bond. I hope… I hope you find the happiness you deserve wherever you go.” There was a calm acceptance in his voice, a kind of peace he seemed to have made within himself.I bit my lip, unable to ignore the ache in his words. “What about Clay? Is he… is he okay with it too?” I asked.Maxwell sighed, nodding slowly. “He is
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Scarlett’s POV“I am nobody’s puppet!” young Nikolay snapped, his voice laced with arrogance and disdain. “I am the true heir of Nikolay Vladislav, a Valkin alpha in my own right. And if I desire to take what is mine, so be it!”His declaration hung in the cold air, but I wasn’t impressed. “Rule over what?” I asked sharply. “Rule over whatever David tells you to rule? Be the king of his schemes?”For a moment, his fury was silenced, his expression hardening. He might have a temper, but he wasn’t a talker—his silence was telling.“So, what do you want?” Lucian asked, his tone steady but strained.David answered for him, stepping forward with a cruel smile. “What we’re here to take,” he said, his voice dripping with malice.“The North and that bitch.” His eyes flicked to me, and the venom in his gaze was palpable. “I promised Nikolay he’d have his revenge on the daughter of the woman who murdered his mother. Hand everything over, especially her. She’s useless anyway. Other than bed-warm
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