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• Derik had already sent wolves out to protect the village and get a scent, but it didn’t stop the rapid heartbeat in my chest. I needed to see it for myself.
• My brother had said he was taking them for a bigger purpose, but it was terrifying to think what that meant, and now he was targeting those from my village? From the widows’ village technically, but I still knew the women from there.
• We got in the carriage that was already waiting and headed to my village. It was a quiet, tense ride, but only because Derik was sulking.