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CHAPTER 197
~Valerie's POV~
"Valerie Nightshade, do you have powers?"
I blinked when Snow asked the question.
It wasn't a smart move on my part, not when I was surrounded by people who weren't stupid—no, far from it.
These weren't ordinary guys. They were Alpha heirs, sons of some of the most powerful bloodlines in our realm.
A quake like that wouldn't just randomly happen and vanish into thin air. They knew it. I knew they knew it.
But I had to lie. I had to try.
For now, I could only hope and pray that my answer, flimsy as it might be, would be enough to push past their suspicions.
Because I was bound by one law—one terrifying, absolute truth that governed my entire existence:
Do not let anyone know the truth about you.
If I told them I had powers—real powers that could shift earth and manipulate forces beyond understanding—then my secrets would unravel.
Who I really was would come to light. My past, my bloodline, my enemies… all of it.
