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Chapter 53

Keith

I sat down on the chair, my heart pounding with anxiety. The prison under attack, and the leader of the mercenaries on the loose - this was not good news. I asked the commander for more information, but he looked hesitant to speak. I could tell there was something he wasn't telling me.

"What is it?" I asked, my voice low and firm.

The commander hesitated for a moment, then finally spoke. "Alpha, we found something at the scene. It's a letter, addressed to you."

My eyes widened as the commander handed me the letter. I quickly scanned its contents, my heart sinking with each passing word. It was a threat, from someone who claimed to be a rival pack's alpha. They were demanding that I step down from my position and hand over control of our territory to them. If I refused, they would attack us and our pack.

I couldn't believe what I was reading. How could this be happening? We had always been on good terms with our neighboring packs, and I had never had any reason to beli