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Chapter 157

Author: Rachel Walsh
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-06 03:54:12

The metallic bite of silver cut deep into Kieran’s wrists. The smell of his own blood—hot, sharp, and laced with the tang of poison—filled the air around him. His wolf snarled within, furious but helpless, pacing and raking claws against the inside of his skin, desperate to break free.

Every breath burned. Every movement sent another wave of searing pain up his arms.

His brother’s footsteps echoed across the concrete, slow and deliberate. A predator’s rhythm.

Kieran forced his head up despite the pounding in his skull. The torchlight flickered over the man’s face, illuminating familiar features twisted by something darker—cruel amusement, and behind it, something old and festering.

“Damien,” Kieran spat the name like venom, his voice raw and low. “You’re supposed to be dead.”

Damien smiled, that same easy grin that used to charm every elder in the room when they were boys. “Supposed to be, yes. But you know me, brother. I’ve always had a talent for surviving what others thought I coul
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