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Fated In Darkness 204 Burn the Lie
Carson“What have we done to incur your wrath, Alpha Carson?” Dimitri asked, voice cool as ever. “That wall was expensive, you know. I’ll be sending an invoice.”I studied him, jaw tight.It was either arrogance or ignorance.Neither sat well with me.“I asked for two days,” I said, voice sharp, deliberate. “I promised I’d handle the Elisabeth Neeson situation. Two days. That’s all I asked.”I stepped forward, letting my presence weigh on the air between us.“And yet, yet, you sent your men onto my campus. You struck at Alpha Selene in the middle of the night. You killed my wolves. And you abducted a girl under my protection.”My voice echoed through the courtyard, bouncing off the blood-soaked stones.Dimitri didn’t even blink.“Absurd,” he said. “I did no such thing. I currently have Dhampirs out searching for Graham and Michael. I don’t have time for whatever underhanded tactics you think I’ve used.”I growled, low, guttural.“Underhanded?” The word felt like poison on my tongue. I
Fated In Darkness 203 Born of Blood and Fire
Carson I sprinted through the dark, wolves flanking me, silent, swift, lethal. Chaos roiled around us.Dhampirs and Strigoi blended into the smoke and shadows, their movements desperate, fractured. I grabbed a Dhampir mid-run, felt his bones give as I wrenched his shoulder out of place, spine twisting unnaturally beneath my grip, and hurled him into a charging Strigoi. They hit the ground hard. Something snapped. Something tore. Weapons gleamed in the firelight, silver blades, toxin-tipped steel, meant to kill, to cripple. Too slow. I moved like thought. Bullets missed. Blades swung wide. I ducked, parried, disarmed. One tried to gut me, I ripped the sword from his hand and shoved it through his thigh. He screamed, but I was already onto the next. I drove a headbutt into a Dhampir’s chest, crack, ribs folding inward like splintered glass. He stumbled. I kneed his face, felt his jaw shatter. He dropped in a heap of blood and bone. The courtyard was alive with screams, metal scrap
Fated In Darkness 202 UV Judgment
CarsonThe heavy door creaked open, and a man stepped out.At first glance, he looked human.But I wasn’t fooled.His scent was off. Too still. Too controlled.Dhampir.Born of Strigoi fathers and human mothers, they were the diluted blood, pale echoes of monsters. No true bite, no full curse. Almost like Adrian’s kind… but without the same power or prestige. Easier to kill.“Why have you come here, Alpha?” he asked, voice calm and emotionless.His eyes were dead. Cold. Like he’d trained himself to forget how to feel.They’d seen us coming.Security cameras. Monitors. Hidden eyes watching us long before we reached their gate.They knew about the UV floodlights too, which meant they knew exactly what wouldn’t hurt them.Didn’t matter.I was already planning how many of them I’d kill before the hour was up.“I want to speak with Dimitri,” I said, my voice cutting through the tension like a blade.The Dhampir didn’t move. “Take down the floodlights. Then we’ll let him know you’re here.”
Fated In Darkness 201 The Light Before the Burn
Carson“They heard what you planned,” Willis said as I stepped out of the van. “Volunteered without hesitation. Those Strigoi really rubbed them the wrong way, Alpha.”Good. I wanted them angry. I wanted them ready.“Did you find anything at the Balshovs?” he asked. “With that traitor?”I nodded once.“Martina’s involved,” I said. “But Adrian, he’s stalling. Doesn’t want to move.”Nonchalance dressed in diplomacy.“Easy for him,” I added. “He didn’t lose wolves. He wasn’t the one disrespected on his own soil. I say we make an example of them, and demand they return what they took.”Willis met my eyes. “And if they refuse?”I didn’t even blink. “Then we burn the manor to the ground.”He hesitated. “And risk losing Raven? Her family won’t take that lightly, Alpha. She’s under our protection. Maybe… ask Lord Balshov to handle it. He’s the only one who can walk in and out of that place untouched.”I stepped in close. Let him see it in my eyes.“I didn’t come here to spare lives,” I said, l
Fated In Darkness 200 When Wolves Go to War
CarsonSix dead. Torn to pieces because Graham lost his nerve.He came to me. Dragged me into this cesspit with promises, desperation, and trembling hands. Then, when it mattered, he folded. Coward.I should’ve snapped his spine the moment he hesitated, but I left him breathing. Barely. His punishment would come, but it wouldn't be by my hand. That debt belonged to the Strigoi.Adrian stood nearby, ever the polished, sun-kissed monster. He didn’t need to gloat. The look in his eyes was enough. I finally understood why he turned away men like Graham, family heads begging to break their blood contracts, drowning in generations of cowardice. They all think they’re clever until it’s time to bleed.Never again. I won’t be used like this again.Coming to Adrian should’ve been the last move, but I knew the wolves wouldn’t stomach a Neeson in our territory.Graham’s limp form sprawled across the floor. I hadn’t killed him, yet. That was restraint. Cold and deliberate. His execution would be h
Fated In Darkness 199 Blood Owed, Not Forgiven
Adrain Graham didn’t answer. But the silence told me everything. Coward. Graham wasn’t going to pay. Not with his life. Not with anything that mattered. Which meant Lisa’s life was already forfeited. If she failed the transformation like her sisters—if the venom didn’t take—then she would die screaming like they did. Alone. Forgotten. Replaced. “Answer!” Carson barked, his alpha voice crashing into the room like a thunderclap. It didn’t faze me, but Graham shook like a leaf caught in a storm. “Please…” he whimpered. “I don’t want to die. Give her to them. At least she’ll still be alive. She’ll just… be one of them.” That was it. His justification. His coward’s gospel. It had probably sounded convincing in his head when he offered up his other daughters, too. “She could also die,” I said, stepping forward, each word sharp enough to cut. “And what then? Will it be fair for you to enjoy the life you have—your house, your quiet dinners, your warm bed—while the three girls you brou
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