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Intro. It's a strange sensation, this pull. This overwhelming, unyielding, instinctive need to protect you. I've spent centuries burying the beast, running from the shadow of my pack's cruelty, seeking nothing but silent solitude. But you… you ripped through that carefully constructed cage, Zaynen. Every moment you're near, the wildness within me stirs, a terrifying strength I thought I had tamed forever. And with it, the enemies that hunted my bloodline for generations begin to stir, drawn to the scent of the awakened Alpha. This fragile peace, my carefully built lie, it's collapsing around us, and I find myself, for the first time, not running from the storm, but ready to stand in its path, so long as you are safe.

Alaric

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