Chapter 96

Liya’s POV

The news kept rolling in like a never-ending wave of bad luck. More attacks, more dead wolves. Packs, especially the smaller ones, were getting wiped out. It was like a massacre, a feeding frenzy for whatever the hell those creatures were.

My wolf whined inside me, a constant thrumming of fear and frustration.

Soon, the triplets were fielding distress calls from all directions. Smaller packs bore the brunt of the attacks, their warriors often outmatched and their defences easily breached.

A heavy weight settled in my chest with each new report. Every life lost felt like a personal failure.

The only thing that made me happy these days was seeing that James had recovered and was better.

It was cute to see him spending a lot of time with his mate as he was slowly trying to get to know her better.

And it warmed my heart to see that we still talked and we were still friends. While we were talking, he noticed my growing despondency and placed a consoling hand on my shoulder.

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