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CHAPTER 356
~Zara's POV~
My mind raced, pieces of the puzzle clicking together. "So they attacked our pack to get to me because dad wouldn't let them. Sigh."
My mother nodded, her face shadowed with pain. "Yes. You were only five at the time. We thought you were safe, but they infiltrated our pack during a party. They poisoned half of the pack, killing many outright, and the Thorned Crescent attacked the rest."
My heart sank. I could barely remember that night—flashes of chaos, screams, and fire. But now the memory sharpened like a blade.
"They planned to wipe out the Golden Claw Pack entirely," my mother said, her voice trembling. "Not just because we were the strongest pack, but because you were the heir. The last true link to the kingdom. If they could eliminate us, no one would stand in their way."
Tears stung my eyes. "What happened to Dad?"
