The words thundered out of him. My knees nearly buckled from the weight of it, and I saw something shift in Daren’s eyes. His smirk faltered, barely, but enough for me to see it. His shoulders stiffened, his jaw clenched, and he shook. It was small, quick, almost unnoticeable, but I saw it. I saw him flinch in fear of Damon’s wolf. My own wolf inside me stirred, sharp and wild, hissing with satisfaction because she recognized the truth. Daren could smirk, Daren could taunt, but beneath it all, he felt the weight of Damon’s dominance and it rattled him. For one breath, just one, I thought he might bow his head. But then he straightened, dragging his tongue across his bloody lip, and the mask snapped back into place. That damn smirk curved his mouth again, mocking and dangerous, as if he had not just cracked. “Alright, brother,” Daren said, his voice smooth, coated with that careless arrogance he wore like armor, though I could still hear the edge underneath it. His eyes fl
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