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CHAPTER 27
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2024-10-29 19:42:56RYDER’s POV
Everything happens in a blur. I run out from the bushes and over the thunder of battle, I scream commands to my pack. Without my wolf, I cannot possibly be heard. I see Julianne raise a gun, aiming it at Zion who is still embroiled in a vicious fight with two rogues. Everyone else is caught up in the mass hysteria of the war to even notice that Julianne has a clear shot at taking Zion down.
I know a lost cause when I see one. Zion will not be able to survive this day if I do not step in to help. A bullet through his head will be the nail in the coffin for Zion. He stripped me of my powers, locked up my Gamma and cast away Alina.
He deserves to die.
I see Julianne cock her gun at Zion and if I am right, her gun carries silver bullets, a werewolf’s most lethal enemy. Seconds tick by all too slowly. I hear her raging scream seeking final redemption as she places both hands to steady her gun.
I realize right there
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