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Zarek

After hours of going back and forth, I return to the room where Vaelia lies with Sylva.

She should be asleep by now, but her eyes are wide open—haunted, restless. This... this will drive her mad.

“Did you find our son, my Alpha?” she asks the moment I enter, her eyes desperate and searching. “Did you?”

I pace slowly across the room, dragging my hand through my hair, trying to find the words.