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Chapter 25: Denied Mercy

Author: Terri Clare
last update publish date: 2026-05-03 04:23:20

ANWEN'S POV

I could only stare at Rhydan for a long, suspended moment, my throat suddenly dry. The courage that had pushed me to stop him began to crumble beneath his cold, unyielding gaze.

He stood there with his arms folded, fingers tapping once against his elbow in clear impatience.

“Speak,” he snapped at last.

I flinched at the sharpness in his voice. “My brother,” I blurted, the words tumbling out before I could think of anything else.

Rhydan raised a brow slowly. “What brother?”

I frowned
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