Chapter 375: Shadows of Deception

Drystan's POV

"No!" Nova gasped, rushing forward, but it was too late. The rogue was gone.

I stared down at the lifeless body, my wolf snarling in frustration. He'd been sent here for one reason: to dangle the truth just out of our reach, then snatch it away.

My fists clenched tightly at my sides as the words he'd spoken burned into my mind.

"The truth will destroy you."

The silence in the courtyard was deafening. Nova stood frozen, her hands trembling as she stared at the rogue's body.

"They're toying with us," she said, her voice trembling with anger. "They want us to tear each other apart."

"They won't win,” I said firmly, my voice cutting through the tension. "We'll find the truth, no matter what it takes."

Killian stood beside me, his face unreadable but his eyes shadowed with something dark-something I couldn't quite place.

The sharp sound of footsteps broke the stillness.

Rowena stepped into the courtyard, her expression carefully neutral, though her eyes gleamed with a calculated edge.

"I heard commotion," she said, her voice smooth, as if she hadn't just walked into the aftermath of a rogue's death.

Her gaze flicked to the lifeless body, then to Killian. "Let me guess. Another rogue with a cryptic message?"

Killian's jaw tightened. "What do you know about this, Mother?"

Rowena raised a brow, feigning innocence. "About what? The endless rogue attacks? Or the fact that you seem determined to pin everything on me?"

truth, Rowena. He said it would destroy

a faint smirk. "How should I know?

courtyard. "You knew about the

that can help us, but all you've done is sow doubt and division. If

replaced by a steely resolve. "Fine. You want the truth? Here it is: the

And if you don't start listening to me, you'll hand it to them on

stepped closer to the rogue's body, kneeling beside it. She reached

recognized. "This," she said, holding it up, "is proof that the Rogue King isn't acting alone. He has allies. And if you

eyes narrowed. "Why should we trust

unreadable. “Because, my dear son, I'm the only

like the enemy, you'll lose

with implication. Killian stared at her, his anger barely contained, but I could see the doubt flickering

forward, her hands balled into fists. "You seem to know so much. How

King wins,

discuss this

us. "One more thing," she said, holding up the medallion. "This symbol-it's

my spine. We walked silently toward the

but the weight of Rowena's presence lingered behind

were walking straight

Killian's POV

chamber was quiet when we arrived, the air

almost arrogant, as if she were already one

all too well-a

slammed my hand on the table, the sharp crack echoing through the

the first time, her mask slipping just enough for me to see the

Mother. Tell us everything you know, or

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