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Chapter 77
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2022-04-03 08:40:29Once More
Evander POV
Weeks have gone by since that night. And nothing has been the same. When my people fell, they slept as a band of rogues. And when they woke, the rose as a pack.
Just as Godric promised, no one was killed. Nothing was taken. Except for Zaya. He took her from me. Claiming she was his true mate. But I knew she was my second chance. Not a second chance mate. But a second chance at love.
I honestly felt like she could have made me happy.
But when Godric dangled pack status and trade routes in my face, I had to take it. Not for me, but for them. For those who followed me blindly through the night. Taking whatever I said we needed to have.
And now we wanted for nothing.
They wanted land, I got that for them. They wanted food and clothes. I got that for them. They wanted respect and I gave it to them.
But at what cost. When would I be happy?
As agreed, Godric set
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