ELIO’S POV The clearing in front of the mansion gate feels too small for the amount of hatred in the air. Wind tears through the surrounding forest, rattling the tall trees that circle the open space like silent witnesses. Leaves scatter across the dirt as boots grind into the earth. The iron gate behind the believers groans softly on its rusted hinges, barely hanging onto the stone pillars that frame it. Beyond it sits the mansion, old, ivy covered and blackened by time, with windows like hollow eyes watching the violence about to unfold. For a moment, everything else fades. The hundreds of believers gathered behind him blur into nothing more than shifting shapes. Their scents mix together; sweat, rage, blood, and the sharp chemical tang of the enhancement drugs pumping through their veins. Five wolves gang up to attack me, jumping at me from all directions, in one swift move, my blade sliced through them all. The others avoid me. My eyes stay on him. Somewhere in my chest f
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