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Chapter 72: "The Reckoning"
Lyra
The forest was eerily silent as I stood before the assembled pack. A combination of confusion, concern, and curiosity was evident on the faces that looked up at me. I inhaled deeply, preparing myself for the words I was about to speak.
"Dear fellow wolves," I started, my voice projecting more confidence than I truly possessed, "today I have somber news to share. "We have been deceived."
A quiet sound spread through the audience. I witnessed Zara's eyes narrowing and her body becoming tense.
I kept talking, the words tasting like ash in my mouth, about how Gabriel, our Alpha, had betrayed us. "Opposed to me."
The quiet murmuring transformed into a loud roar. Disbelief, rage, and dread combined in the atmosphere like a poisonous mist.
"Someone exclaimed that it couldn't be done!" Gabriel would never...
"I witnessed it mys
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