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Chapter 83
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Kaelen's POVI sit at my desk with my laptop open, staring at the photo editing software on my screen. The calls to the board members went perfectly yesterday, but now I need visual evidence to back up my claims. Evidence that will convince them Jason is truly dangerous.The original photos I took during the rescue mission show Ivan fighting the guards, his claws extended, blood on his hands. But these photos show him defending himself, protecting Jason. I need something more damning.I open the first image—Ivan with his claws out, standing over a fallen guard. With careful editing, I can remove the dungeon background, replace it with the academy courtyard. Make it look like Ivan attacked an innocent student on campus.My fingers hover over the keyboard. This is it. Once I do this, there's no going back.I think about Avalon, and my chest tightens. He's somewhere on campus right now, probably following Jason around like a lost puppy, begging for forgiveness that will never come. Does
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Jason's POVThe familiar iron gates of Blackwood Academy come into view as Ivan's car winds up the mountain road. My hands shake in my lap, and I press them together to stop the trembling. After everything that happened in that dungeon, after the harvesting and the pain and the fear, coming back here feels surreal."You sure about this?" Ivan asks, glancing at me from the driver's seat. His silver eyes are still worried, like they have been ever since he pulled me out of that cell.I nod, though I'm not sure about anything anymore. "The academy is neutral ground. The magical protections are stronger than anywhere else we could go.""My father already approved everything with the lycan council," Ivan says. "There won't be any political problems. The rescue mission was sanctioned."That should make me feel better, but it doesn't. Nothing feels safe anymore.The car stops in front of the main dormitory building. Students are walking around the courtyard, heading to classes or just hangin
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Lord Ravenscrest's POVThe remains of my dungeon still smolder from the lycan prince's assault. Three levels of carefully constructed security, decades of planning, all reduced to ash and corpses in a single night. Dr. Thorne's body has been removed, but his blood still stains the stone floor where he died.My most valuable asset—gone. My son's betrayal—complete. My reputation among the supernatural community—damaged beyond immediate repair.But I am not a man who accepts defeat.I stand in my ruined study, glass crunching under my boots from the windows the lycans shattered during their retreat. The morning light streams in, illuminating the destruction, but my mind is already moving beyond this setback to the next phase of my plan.The secure phone in my desk drawer rings twice before a familiar voice answers."My lord?""Kaelen." His name comes out as a growl. "I trust you've heard about last night's... incident.""Yes, sir. The entire supernatural community is talking about it. Th
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Ivan's POVThe service tunnel Avalon described runs exactly where he said it would—beneath the wine cellar, connecting to a forgotten storage area near the dungeon levels. My team moves through the darkness with practiced silence: Marcus and Dmitri flanking me, while Avalon guides us despite his still-healing wounds."The guards rotate every four hours," Avalon whispers, checking his watch. "We have maybe twenty minutes before the next shift change."But something feels wrong the moment we emerge into the dungeon corridor. There are too many guards—at least twenty instead of the twelve Avalon mentioned. Lord Ravenscrest has reinforced his defenses."It's a trap," Marcus hisses, but we're already committed.The first guard spots us, and all hell breaks loose.Silver blades flash in the torchlight. I shift partially, claws extending as I tear through two guards who rush us. Behind me, I hear Dmitri's roar of pain, then Marcus shouting warnings. The narrow corridor becomes a bloodbath of
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Ivan's POV"Wait," I say, my voice cutting through the throne room's deadly silence. "Father, no."The king's silver eyes snap to mine, and I can see the dangerous glint that means I'm walking a very thin line. "No?""Don't kill him. Not yet." I step closer to Avalon, who's swaying on his feet, blood pooling beneath him on the stone floor. "This one has something to tell us. Something important."My father's expression doesn't change, but I can feel his displeasure like a physical weight. "You would show mercy to a Ravenscrest wolf? After what they did to your mate?"The words hit like a blow, but I force myself to remain steady. "I would hear what he has to say before we execute him."Avalon looks up at me with those amber eyes, and I see something there that makes my chest tighten—gratitude mixed with desperate hope. He's barely conscious, his wounds worse than I initially realized."Speak," I command, my voice harder than I feel. "Tell us what you know about Jason. Before you bleed
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Avalon's POVThe sealed letter crumples in my fist as the full weight of my father's words hits me. He wants me to help destroy Ivan. The same Ivan whose eyes held nothing but disappointment when I betrayed Jason. The same Ivan I'd admired from afar before everything went wrong."I won't take Kaelen," I say, my voice barely above a whisper.My father's eyebrows raise. "Excuse me?""I said I won't take Kaelen with me." I meet his cold gaze. "I can handle the seer consultation alone.""That wasn't a request, Avalon. It was an order."The guilt I've been carrying since Jason's capture suddenly transforms into something else—resolve. I think of Jason's broken voice echoing through the dungeon: You made me believe you cared about me. The truth is, I did care. I still do. And I can't be the instrument of Ivan's destruction too."Then I refuse the order."My father goes very still. "What did you just say?""I refuse. I won't go to the seer. I won't help you destroy Ivan." The words come out
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