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027. The Price of Silence

Author: Nightingale
last update publish date: 2025-12-16 23:59:16

Blake’s POV:

The first thing I felt was pain. Sharp and burning, spreading from my chest to my ribs like fire. My breath came out rough as someone’s boot pressed into my thorax again.

I groaned but didn’t raise my hand.

Liam was holding me from behind, his arms tight around my shoulders, trying to pull me back, trying to shield me even though he was shaking himself.

“Blake, stop it,” he shouted. “Stop provoking him.”

Blood was warm at the corner of my lips. I tasted iron when I breathed. My rig
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