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Standing in the corridor of the new Black Tower, my eyes roamed the vast courtyard, watching life unfold within life.

Lycans and Demons living side by side without complaint. When I was young, we all wondered what they were like behind their massive, closed

gates.

When I grew older, I heard that Demons were the most frightful creatures one could ever encounter. But now… now I know who the truly dangerous ones are, and who must be peeled from the surface of the living.

He had tricked me into leaving the Alpha seat because he knew that if I didn’t comply willingly, the ritual wouldn’t be completed.

That was why he acted, pretending to repent. And stupid me, believing him, trusting him, opening up. I can bet my life that Varyn didn’t know I carried Lycannar’s pup until I told him. His plan was to rid me of it without my knowledge.

The potion we drank at the Wolf Fortress, the same one poured from a single jar into two cups, was laced with poison meant for abortion.