They dragged me away from the man who leapt into darkness for me, and all I could think was this: saving me might be the most dangerous promise Alaric has ever made.---The van doors slammed shut.The sound was final metal on metal like a verdict.I flinched as the engine roared to life, the city blurring past the narrow reinforced window. My wrists weren’t cuffed, but that didn’t mean I was free. Two agents sat across from me, faces blank, eyes trained anywhere but on mine.My phone vibrated again.Once.My heart kicked hard. I slipped my hand into my pocket, fingers brushing the screen. The message was still there.Unknown: I will come back for you.I stared at the words until they burned.“You need to put that away,” one of the agents said without looking at me.“I didn’t do anything wrong,” I replied, voice steadier than I felt.“No,” he said quietly. “But you were at the center of something very wrong.”The van took a sharp turn. I braced myself against the seat, mind racing. Al
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