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?"

us," Nova snapped, stepping forward. "He mentioned the truth, Rowena. He said it would

her head, her lips curving into a faint smirk. "How should I know? You're

thundered, silencing the courtyard. "You knew about the rogues long before they became a

help us, but all you've done is

want the truth? Here it is:

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

closer to the rogue's body, kneeling beside it. She reached out, plucking a small medallion

proof that the Rogue King isn't acting alone. He has allies. And if you want to stop him, you're going to need

narrowed. "Why should we

dear son, I'm the only one who understands what

treating me like the enemy, you'll lose everything before you even realize what's

stared at her, his

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

no warmth in it. "Because if the Rogue King

Killian growled. "We'll discuss this in the council

thing," she said, holding up the medallion. "This symbol-it's a warning. And if I'm right, it's

down my spine. We walked silently

the weight of Rowena's presence

that we were walking straight into another one

Killian's POV

quiet when we arrived, the air thick with

last, her posture calm, almost arrogant, as if she were already

recognized all too well-a predator waiting for her

on the table, the sharp

the first time, her mask slipping just enough

us everything you know, or so help

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