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A Duel and Victory

Author: Rever
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-28 21:10:03

Rene’s fists curled at his sides, the rage in his chest boiling over, crackling hotter than anything Rome could throw at him.

“I’m not leaving,” Rene said, voice steady despite the tremor running through him. “Not like this.”

Rome tilted his head slightly, regarding him with faint, amused disdain, like a lion humoring a cub baring its teeth.

Rene took a slow step forward. His pulse roared in his ears. “Let's settle it, the old way. You taught me this, remember?”

Rome’s eyebrow twitched. “You’re challenging me?"

Rene nodded once. “If I can't strike you even once, I’ll go. I’ll follow your orders to the letter. I'll disappear from Maria's life, from everything.”

The room seemed to freeze. Even Logan raised his head slightly, eyes widening.

“But if I land one hit…” Rene continued, voice rough, cracking under the weight of his own heart, “I decide what happens next.”

For a moment, silence stretched long and thick.

Rome’s smile was slow, cold, and deadly.

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