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Chapter 30

Author: Zayna Vale
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When the meeting finally wraps up, Octavius dismisses the gathered wolves with a curt nod just as I watch everyone disperse around me. The tension in the room doesn't fade completely, though. Everyone knows the stakes tomorrow, and no one wants to be the one who screws it up… and I don’t want that to be me.

I hang back, not quite ready to face him, but knowing I don't have a choice. My mind is still reeling from hearing that name—the Tyro Pack.

Of all the damn packs.

Lucas glances at me, his brows knitting together when he notices my silence. "You okay? You've been awfully quiet."

I then look to him, finding him looking down at me curiously, right before I shake my head and try to keep my head together.

"I'm fine," I answer, a little sharper than I intended. His frown deepens, but he doesn't press me. I'm grateful for that, at least at him and the others don’t give me as much trouble as before.

“I’ll see you later Lucas,” I tell him, walking off before he even has the chance to respon
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