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Chapter 10

Author: Faryal Javed
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Nathan reread the last line until the letters blurred.

I will be there soon.

For a heartbeat, the words thrilled him — the thought of someone still daring to fight for him. But the bond between him and Damian pulsed faintly under his skin, like a hot wire. If Rowan set foot on Vitale ground, that pulse would turn into a noose.

He snatched a sheet of parchment, hands trembling so badly the quill spattered ink.

To Lord Alistair Mercer

Stop him.

Don’t let Rowan come here.

I beg you—keep him away f
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