phin
eathed, her voic
oaked reality of the world she was trying to claim. Linette stepped closer, her maids keep
Don betraying The Commission... that kind of stain follows the bloodline forever." She leaned in sli
vaporated, incinerated by a su
t in the freezing courtyard. Linette stumbled back with a gasp, but I didn't let her retreat. I lunged, my fin
leaning in until my face was inches from her terrified, wide eyes
as his Underboss. They died for honor. If you ever taint their names with y
onto the snow, coughing and clutching her thro
enaline spike vanished as quickly as it had come, leaving my limbs feeling like
r the howling wind un
e icy stone path. The unfenced edge of the ornamental lake rushed up to meet me. Instinct, honed by years of survival,
in, sick-gray ice together. It shattered instantly with a dea
ke a punch to the chest. I thrashed, my heavy, numb limbs fighting to break
help! Miss Vance
n this gilded cage, my life was wor
ment on the shore caught my eye. Julian. He sprinted to the edge, shedding hi
pe flared in my chest. I reached ou
c in his gaze. No desperation. Only a cold, calculating absolute. He looked right through me, turned his back, and swam power
eft
t of the lake, a chilling realization pierced through my fading consciousness. This wasn't just a tantrum from a jealous
the water, letting the dark abyss swallow me, but the fire in my veins refused to die. I would not le
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