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lt like solid stee
nt light filtering from the streetlamps, the she
heekbones and a jawline so sharp it looked carved from grani
lar of his damp trench coat hung slightly open, reve
hing more than cold mountain rain. In our territory, only one kind of wolf looked like this:
was a low, raspy rumble tha
eve and looked straight into his glacial eyes. "Do you need
k amusement crossed his features as he looked down at
o shake. "Walk inside with me right now. I will pay you a hefty compensation fee. We s
n, his large hand turned, his fingers wrapping ar
led me through the double gla
counter, the night clerk, Gary Kowalski, was slouched over a crossword puzzle.
d-Oath registration?" Gary bega
ted toward the man
ds began to shake uncontrollably, and he scrambled out of his swivel
appearance. Stepping slightly in front of my companion, I placed my hands o
ectly behind me. He cast a si
ke a broken bobblehead. "Y-Yes!
parchment and the silver tool onto the counter. In our world, silver was the sole lethal element capable of burning
fixedly at the desk, "a provisional Blood-Oath is legally binding once blood i
ger without hesitation, pressing a dark drop of blood
to look a
ed his own sharp, elongated claw across his skin. A thick drop of dark cr
l red light flared across the paper, pulsed once, and sa
er," Gary whispered
co," I stat
he man mutt
. No famil
d surname was exactly what I needed-someone completely outside the corpo
and shoved them across the marble counter wi
ain had finally stopped, leaving a chilling breeze
e deep pocket of his trench coat, pulled out a matte-black ke
I asked, looki
aid flatly. "Crestvie
st secure luxury residential tower in the central district. Even Finl
ar on his neck. "Where did you get this?
d forward and pressed the heavy
t mine, a strange, electric spark shot
his deep voice carrying an undeniable weig
the shadows of the alley befo
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