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They would all be reborn

Svana had not been born in Thólos Doifted to the people of Thólos…

None of this was public knowledge, of course Very fe Svana had arrived on a transport two decades ago as part of an Interdome trade of viable fes really was Her adopted parents didn't know; and froation, even Premier Callas was not privy to such infored to Shepherd and to the chosen Followers of the man sworn to lead them to freedom

Svana was cunning on her own; she used her position to develop access to everything… secrets, ed Shepherd

It was a fancy she'd grown out of Shepherd, on the other hand, had been entirely unaware of the fact that his beloved had ard for her, nurturing his devotion It seemed pathetic, had you not seen what the two of theether

That Jules hated She was necessary for the plan Shepherd, all the Followers, needed her

But she also needed them Without Shepherd's arht Svana was the only surviving offspring of Greth Do faents had killed her parents, and had foolishly thought to extendto remember

Svana an, but she had been coached to corrupt from birth But, just like her parents, she believed herself beyond reproach

The affair with Premier Callas… Whether the Alpha adlimpse of what she truly was

In response, Shepherd had acted against his beloved; he took an Oa mate A fact, Jules had known Svana would not be pleased about once discovered Was this not the very reason Shepherd had kept the Oa obsessively hidden? Not a soul was allowed near her, and even Jules had been cast out for only looking once… until recently

The Beta did not knohat had spurred Shepherd to take quarters away from his roo with an irate ruler who possessed far less patience, and a pregnant Oht her another of the blasted trays