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Chapter 68: After (Dante POV)
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2026-03-04 13:01:06Councilman from the Nightbreeze senior delegation has a handshake that lasts slightly too long and a laugh that requires reciprocation, and I reciprocate it with the precision of someone who has been trained since childhood to perform warmth on demand regardless of internal conditions.
"Your father speaks highly of your work with the younger wolves," he says, still holding my hand.
"He's generous," I say, and I smile, and the smile costs me something I'll calculate
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The transition from the deep, velvet darkness of our corner to the harsh reality of the warehouse floor was as jarring as a plunge into ice water. The indigo light of pre-dawn had just begun to touch the rafters, and the weight of Dante’s arm across me was the only thing keeping the encroaching dread at bay. We were on the precipice of sleep, that thin, hazy border where the mind finally lets go of the hunt, when the heavy groan of the side entrance door echoed through the cavernous space.The sound was like a gunshot.Dante was up in a heartbeat, his instincts overriding the exhaustion of the night. He didn't just wake; he lunged, his body a coiled spring of muscle and protective fury. I scrambled after him, pulling my tactical jacket over my shoulders, my fingers fumbling with the zipper as the adrenaline surged, hot and bitter, through my veins.In the center of the warehouse, Sage and Cassidy were already on their feet. Sage had her laptop clutch
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The digital tether snapped with a sharp, clean click. I dropped the phone onto the velvet-covered table immediately, the screen going dark as the encrypted connection dissolved into the ether. I didn't give Dante the satisfaction of a lingering goodbye, nor did I give Sage the extra seconds she would need to burrow through the layers of ghost servers I’d constructed. I knew exactly how capable she was; I had watched her grow from a curious girl with a knack for logic into the finest digital architect the Silvercrest pack had ever produced. Even a second too long was a vulnerability when dealing with a mind like hers, and I had no intention of being cornered or traced before the pieces were fully set. Every move from this point forward had to be surgical, calculated, and absolute.I stood in the center of the building, the air here smelling of damp stone, ancient dust, and the sharp, metallic tang of the essence jars being moved in the levels
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The electronic trill of the phone seemed to vibrate through the very floorboards of the warehouse, a sharp, invasive sound that shattered the silence Selene had left behind. Dante didn’t answer it immediately. He stood paralyzed, his thumb hovering over the screen, his face a mask of pale fury. I could see the slight tremor in his hand, the only outward sign of the storm brewing inside him.He looked up, his eyes catching mine, then flicking to Sage and Cassidy. Without a word, he jerked his head toward the workstation. It was a silent command we all understood. Sage scrambled to her laptop, her fingers already flying across the keys to prime her tracking software, while Cassidy moved to the edge of the table, her hand resting on her hip near her holster.Dante hit the speaker button.The line hissed with a low-frequency hum, the kind of white noise that made the hair on my arms stand up. For a few seconds, there was nothing but that hollow, empty so
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The walk back to my quarters felt interminable, each step weighted with the echoes of Kira's hurt reverberating through the bond. It sat in my chest like a stone, heavy and unshakeable, a constant reminder that I'd caused her pain while trying to prevent it.I'd done the righ
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