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CHAPTER 163
~Kieran's POV~
It was already late evening, and the sun slanted through the glass wall of my dorm, bleeding gold across the white marble floor.
A breeze stirred the sheer curtain beside my bed, catching the edge of my coat draped over the chair. It was quiet—calm in the way that always came before something cracked.
I was stretched lazily on the edge of the bed, half reclined, arms folded behind my head. Not tense, not relaxed, just... waiting.
Lucy stood beside me still as a statue, hands clasped in front of her, head bowed a little low. She'd been trained well. Not just in silence, but in observation and in obedience and hesitation.
Which is what she was doing right now.
I broke the silence with a drawl. "So it turns out that Ms. Nightshade is none other than my dear cousin's mate."
Lucy shifted slightly. "Master... not just your cousin. All the Alpha Kings' heirs and Lycans heirs too."
