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Chapter 32: The Rising Tension

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Rhea’s POV

The letter from Kael was still lying unopened on my bedside table, a subtle threat that I chose not to accept. His words reverberated in my head like an unshakeable shadow that crept into my consciousness. A worse thing is on the horizon.

I was certain of that. However, I was also not returning. I stood my ground on not returning back to that brute that sees me as a pawn in his schemes.

Rather, I decided to fight.

The ---

Kael's kingdom's orderly formations and the Moonveil Pack's immaculate sparring fields were far from the Exiled Sanctuary's training grounds. Training here was harsh, unvarnished, and merciless. Formality and tolerance for weakness were nonexistent.

And I was having trouble.

With deliberate attacks and unwavering endurance, the exiled warriors moved with seasoned ease. Conversely, I was barely keeping up. Breathing fiercely and unevenly, I ducked an impending strike while sweat trickled down my temple. Nyra, my opponent, a slender, combat-weary she-wolf
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