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CHAPTER 155
~ Zara's POV~
I sat there, feeling the weight of Zade's revelation pressing down on me like a heavy blanket. Every word he spoke felt like a piece of a puzzle I didn't know existed suddenly snapping into place.
"You're telling me," my voice was quiet but edged with disbelief, "that everything I thought I knew... isn't real? That my parents, the people who raised me, aren't my real family?"
Zade's gaze softened as he leaned forward, resting his forearms on his knees. "They are real in the sense that they've loved you and raised you. But your roots, Zara... your true identity, it's with the Golden Claw Pack. Our pack. Our family."