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"Shouldn't matter now," James whispers. "But since we're dying in here... she—he—was a Volana. Julian found out the bloodline carries a specific genetic marker. A type of internal power he wants to harvest.""James," Nathan’s pulse is racing. "Was your mate’s name Eliza?""How the hell do you know that?" James’s voice is suddenly sharp, dangerous."Because my mate, Zack, is a Volana. He was orphaned when his mother, Eliza, died fifteen years ago. We thought he was alone." Nathan can barely get the words out."Are you saying...?" James’s voice trails off."Holy shit," Grayson mutters."I’m saying my mate is your son," Nathan says, his voice like iron. "And Julian has him. He’s going to butcher your grandson unless we move." Nathan grips the bars so hard the metal groans. "Now tell me. Do you still think it’s useless to try and get out?"ZackIf I thought Havenfall was a dump, Julian’s estate is a goddamn crime against taste. It’s not a house; it’s a fortress dressed up like a palace. I
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The silence in the room is heavy. Nathan’s eyes snap open. Pitch black. The air is a wet weight, smelling of rust and damp concrete. He is underground. Before the memories of the chapel hit, the primal wrongness of the space settles into his bones.He tries to move. His limbs are sluggish, heavy with the hangover of Julian’s magic. Then the images flash: the knife at Zack’s throat, the crack of Madeline’s neck, the cold triumph in Julian’s eyes. Caleb wakes up with a roar.Nathan lunges to his feet. He circles the space, boots scuffing against grit. It’s a box. High-grade steel bars, reinforced with a subtle hum of electricity that makes his teeth ache. No bed. No chair. No water. Just four walls of weeping stone.He’s seen cages like this in Havenfall, meant for the animals the syndicate wants to break. He looks through the bars. Other cells line the corridor, filled with the shifting silhouettes of men who look more like ghosts. It’s feral territory. Zack survived years in a hole li
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Julian continues to hover behind me, his eyes locked on Zack. "Come out, come out, little ghost," he says, his voice a low, oily purr, like he’s coaxing a stray cat into a trap. "Let me get a look at you."Caleb is a caged animal under my skin, his claws raking against the inside of my ribs. He wants to tear Julian’s throat out before he can lay a finger on my mate or the life he’s carrying."Zack," I murmur, my voice barely a vibration. "Move. Now. Get to the exit."I feel his fingers cinch into the fabric of my suit jacket. "No," he breathes, the word sharp and final. "I’m not leaving you to face this.""And he has a spine too," Julian chuckles, looking genuinely amused.The man is a riddle. The way he speaks to Zack is entirely different from the cold, dismissive tone he used on Madeline. It’s a sick kind of reverence. If you’ve spent half your life hunting a white whale, I guess you act a little manic when you finally corner it."I said run," I growl, the words vibrating in my thr
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NathanI never pictured my wedding like this. When I was a kid, I’d think about it sometimes—finding a partner who’d stand by me while I ran the Havenfall streets, someone to build a legacy with. I wanted what my parents had. But in every version of that dream, I wasn’t standing at an altar feeling like a man walking toward a firing squad. Even after I’d forced myself to accept Madeline, I didn’t expect this hollow, bleak weight in my gut. This isn't a union; it’s a hostage exchange.Every second I spend looking at her, Caleb screams in my blood. My jaw creaks as I grind my teeth, my knuckles turning a bloodless white against the pews. I want to snap her neck for what she’s done, but I can’t touch her. Not if I want Zack back in one piece. The more the minutes tick by, the more the memories punch through the chemical fog. I remember her schemes. I remember realizing Lila is my own flesh and blood. I remember the secret vows I exchanged with Zack in the dark. I remember the heat of him
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ElizaThe world tilts before the colors bleed back into focus. I’m facedown on the hotel carpet, a dull throb pulsing behind my eyes like a rhythmic hammer. I don't waste breath calling out for Zack or Madeline. They’re gone. The air in the room is stale, the scent of that synthetic sedative lingering like a bad memory. Madeline will be back to finish the job once she’s tucked Zack away in whatever hole she’s dug for him.I know this the same way I know the vibration of the city’s underground. It’s a pull in my gut, an unearned certainty that my pupil isn't in immediate danger. Not yet. I stopped questioning the "how" of these instincts decades ago. Wasting a second wondering why I know Zack is alive but caged is a second I’m not spending hunting him down.Madeline has plans for him, and they won't end in a handshake. I grab my coat, the fabric heavy and comforting, and ditch the hotel. I drive straight to the Havenfall apartment where Zack and I tracked his mate.I’m not a soldier wi
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MadelineThat was way too close.I exhale, the tension bleeding out of my shoulders as I stare at the unconscious man on the bed. Pure luck. If my chemist hadn't been scheduled for a drop-off right at that second, I’d be the one in a body bag. I’d kept the syringe tucked in my clutch for a rainy day, praying I’d never have to pull the trigger on it.The chemist helped me drag Nathan’s heavy frame onto the mattress. He didn’t do it for free—the bastard charged me double for the "heavy lifting" fee before vanishing back into the Havenfall shadows. Now, it’s just me and the quiet. And a very big problem named Zack.I depress the plunger on a fresh vial of the memory-wipe solution, watching the liquid disappear into Nathan's vein. I might have overshot the dose. If I’ve fried his brain, I’m back to square one, but it’s better than him remembering the truth. I pace the length of the bedroom, my heels clicking like a countdown on the hardwood. Somehow, Zack got into his head. In thirty minu
Divorce Clause: Heir Included CHAPTER 21
Zack’s POV“What the hell is this?”The words came out as a strangled rasp. My heart hammered a frantic rhythm against my ribs as I stared at the glossy reward flier.“It’s nothing.” Nathan’s voice was like gravel as he reached for the paper.I didn't let him touch it. I lurched back, my spine hitt
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Zack’s POV“Zack, are you decent?” Eliza’s voice through the heavy oak door was unusually tight, stripped of its usual sharp edge.“Yeah,” I called out, adjusting the silver cufflinks on my black suit. “Come in.”The door groaned open. My mother-in-law stepped into the dressing room, her face pale
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Zack’s fingers shook as he traced the heavy silver embroidery on the lapel of his black wedding suit. The silk felt cold, a constant reminder of the hollow ritual ahead. He looked like a prince of Havenfall, but inside, he was already a ghost.He remembered three years ago, standing in this same dr
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The scent hit me before the visual did. It wasn't the metallic tang of the city or the exhaust of the bus. It was something sharper a cold, ozone-heavy aroma that shouldn't have been there. Ever since I’d been stripped of my rank and standing in the Cocolink, my instincts had been dull, a phantom l
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