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Chapter 1 The Third Bond
Chapter 2 Silent Departure
Chapter 3 Hidden in Plain Sight
Chapter 4 A Mark Too Close
Chapter 5 The Guard and the Luna
Chapter 6 The Alpha’s Choice
Chapter 7 Trial by Combat
Chapter 8 Secrets and Siblings
Chapter 9 Burning Beneath the Surface
Chapter 10 Honey, Tea, and Truth
Chapter 11 Twins and Similar Scent
Chapter 12 Just His Subordinate
Chapter 13 Three Days of Doubt
Chapter 14 An Unexpected Villian
Chapter 15 An Unexpected Reunion
Chapter 16 A Luna in Training
Chapter 17 Forging A Bond
Chapter 18 Making Nice
Chapter 19 An Assassin’s Blade
Chapter 20 Sibling Rivalry
Chapter 21 Unaddressed Remarks
Chapter 22 Intimate Moments
Chapter 23 Midnight Betrayal
Chapter 24 Trust Lost Freely
Chapter 25 Dulling the Ache
Chapter 26 Following a Lead
Chapter 27 New Evidence
Chapter 28 All Eyes on Me
Chapter 29 Cold Hands
Chapter 30 Layers of Silence
Chapter 31 Crossroads
Chapter 32 Rumors
Chapter 33 Under Pressure
Chapter 34 Splinters
Chapter 35 Missteps
Chapter 36 Warning Signs
Chapter 37 Pressure and Poise
Chapter 38 Settling In
Chapter 39 Shadows and Signatures
Chapter 40 Lines and Distance
Chapter 41 The Weight Between
Chapter 42 Estate of Lies
Chapter 43 A Watchful Eye
Chapter 44 Different
Chapter 45 Working Hard
Chapter 46 Questioned Merit
Chapter 47 Another Warning
Chapter 48 Organized Chaos
Chapter 49 A Royal Showdown
Chapter 50 Unexpected Approval
Chapter 51 A New Threat
Chapter 52 Delayed Punishment
Chapter 53 Sisterly Schemes
Chapter 54 Objective Incomplete
Chapter 55 Fading Embers
Chapter 56 The Aftermath
Chapter 57 Bonded by Guilt
Chapter 58 New Mistakes
Chapter 59 The Best Laid Plans
Chapter 60 Denied Truths
Chapter 61 A Truth Revealed
Chapter 62 A Woman Scorned
Chapter 63 A New Approach
Chapter 64 The Burn
Chapter 65 Building Walls
Chapter 66 Felling Unwell
Chapter 67 She knows
Chapter 68 Keeping Distance
Chapter 69 Consequences
Chapter 70 Choices
Chapter 71 Decisions Made
Chapter 72 Progress and Poison
Chapter 73 False Accusations
Chapter 74 No Trust
Chapter 75 The Truth Revealed
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Chapter 29 Cold Hands
Kaine
The courtyard is unusually quiet. A fine layer of frost clings to the edges of the garden stones signalling the approaching winter. I pace the outer ring slowly, trying to let the cold numb me from the outside in. It doesn’t work.
I’ve come here hoping for silence, for clarity.
Instead, I get ...