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THE VEILED BRIDE ASHES FROM THE SHADOW WORLD
DAMIEN. I said nothing, and he took my silence as permission to continue."Their power doesn't always disappear with them. Sometimes it remains behind, embedded in the very ground where they fell. And when enough power is released in one place, it leaves something behind.""Residual energy.""Exactly."I studied him carefully."How do you know this?"Bryan smiled again, the mask sliding neatly back into place."Perhaps I have been doing some reading.""You're not as clever as you think.""Neither are you, apparently. Otherwise, you would have realised that the battle Kiva fought wasn't the end of everything."My jaw tightened at the mention of her name, and the muscles in my arms went rigid."What does Kiva have to do with this?""Everything."I moved closer, but Knox stepped slightly forward, sensing the shift in my temper and ready to intervene if I lost control. Bryan continued as if nothing had happened."She fought Catherine on that battlefield. She released power she probably d
THE VEILED BRIDE YOU HAVE NO CHOICES
DAMIENBy the time we reached the lower cells, I was already losing my patience, and the damp chill creeping up from the stone floor did nothing to improve my mood. Bryan had requested to see me twice in less than an hour, and considering how much he had enjoyed provoking me during our last encounter, I doubted he had suddenly developed a desire for conversation. Whatever the visitor had left behind, I intended to find out."Open it," I ordered.The guards immediately unlocked the cell, the heavy bolt scraping loudly through the silent corridor, and I stepped inside with Knox following closely behind me. Bryan was standing near the narrow window with his hands clasped behind his back, looking more like a man waiting for guests than a prisoner. He turned when he heard us enter, and that irritating smile appeared on his face."You're back.""Don't flatter yourself. I have no interest in spending more time here than necessary.""Of course."I looked around the cell, taking in the thin co
THE VEILED BRIDE SEARCH
DAMIEN.Bryan's behaviour had been irritating enough, but the possibility that one of my own men had deliberately allowed someone into the lower cells was something I wasn't prepared to overlook, not for a single night. I had spent years making certain nobody could threaten my territory from within, and every soldier under my command knew precisely what betraying House Orion cost, yet someone had decided that my orders were optional. That thought sat in my chest like a stone as I poured myself a drink in my study, and I barely managed a sip before the door opened and Knox walked in."Have you found him?""Yes, Alpha."I set the glass down on the desk, harder than I intended."Where is he?""He's being held in the eastern security room. His name is Gareth. He's been part of the palace guard for almost four years."Four years, Four years. Long enough to know exactly what my orders meant, long enough to have stood at my side during half the briefings that had kept this palace safe."Brin
THE VEILED BRIDE THE VISITOR
DAMIEN.The lower cells had been built to contain prisoners who posed a threat to the entire territory, and Bryan had been placed in one of the most secure sections, a place where even the air felt heavier. Two guards stood outside his cell, and they straightened the moment they saw me coming."Alpha," they greeted. I barely acknowledged them before my eyes went through the bars. Bryan sat on the edge of his narrow bed with his elbows resting on his knees, looking, if anything, entirely at ease, and when he heard us approaching he lifted his head and a small smile spread across his face, as though he'd been waiting all day for exactly this moment. Well, he certainly seemed comfortable, which only made me want to wipe the expression off his face."Leave us," I ordered.The guards stepped away, though Knox stayed where he was beside me, and I approached the bars slowly, deliberately, letting Bryan feel every step."You're expecting someone."He tilted his head, as casual as if we were d
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DAMIEN. I had barely made it halfway down the corridor when I heard the sound of boots hurrying to catch up with me, and I didn't need to turn around to know who it was. Knox only moved that quickly when something had gone wrong, and the fact that he'd waited until Kiva was out of earshot told me he'd already decided I wouldn't like whatever he was about to say."Alpha."I glanced at him over my shoulder, already bracing myself."What is it?""There's something you should know about Bryan."That was enough to make me stop walking altogether. I turned slightly towards him, the quiet of the corridor pressing in around us, my mind still half caught in the room I'd just left, in Kiva's trembling hands and the cracks she'd put through the Priestess's wall without even realising it."I'm listening."Knox hesitated for a moment before he spoke, which was unlike him, and I found myself watching his face more closely than I otherwise would have."He's been asking about someone.""Someone?""A
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