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CHAPTER 226
~Kaid's POV~
—The Lycan Kingdom—
The scent lingered in my mind in a maddening and elusive way like a puzzle I couldn't solve.
My pacing echoed through the chamber, boots striking the wooden floor in a rhythm that matched the restless churn of my thoughts.
Every breath brought it back—that faint, intoxicating trace I'd picked up in the forest.
Her—Zara.
My wolf stirred uneasily, growling low in my head. "What was she doing there?"
The question clawed at me, and I let out a growl of my own, the sound reverberating around me. Pacing wasn't helping; it never did.
My frustration built until I stopped abruptly, fists clenching at my sides.
"Richard."
The mind-link snapped open instantly, and his voice came through, steady and familiar. "Alpha?"
