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 destroy us. What truth is he

into a faint smirk. "How should I know? You're the ones

"You knew about the rogues long before they became a

information that can help us, but all you've done is sow

You want the truth? Here it is:

power. And if you don't start listening to me, you'll hand it to

body, kneeling beside it. She

she said, holding it up, "is proof that the Rogue King isn't

eyes narrowed. "Why should we trust

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

treating me like the enemy,

heavy with implication. Killian stared at her, his

forward, her hands balled into fists. "You seem to know so much. How do we know you're not

Rogue King wins, I lose too. You may

discuss

holding up the medallion. "This symbol-it's a warning.

sent a chill down my spine. We walked

of Rowena's presence lingered behind

we were walking straight into another one

Killian's POV

we arrived,

entered last, her posture calm, almost arrogant, as

was a look I recognized all too well-a predator waiting for her prey to

on the table, the sharp

time, her mask slipping just enough for me to

us everything you know, or so help me

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