Vera's POVI watched as Dante's claws tightened around Viktor's throat. The Russian's face turned purple, then blue. His eyes bulged until blood vessels burst, turning the whites red. His mouth opened and closed like a fish drowning in air.Dante squeezed harder. I heard bones cracking, the sound wet and terrible. Viktor's windpipe collapsed under the pressure. Blood poured from his nose and mouth.Then Dante twisted his wrist sharply. Viktor's neck snapped with a sound like breaking wood. His body went limp instantly, head hanging at an unnatural angle.Dante held him there for a moment longer, making sure he was dead. Then he opened his hand and Viktor's body fell to the floor, landing in a heap among his dead guards.The war that had threatened the Russo family was over. We had won.Dante stood over Viktor's corpse, his chest heaving, blood dripping from his claws onto the expensive carpet. Slowly, the red faded from his eyes. Gold returned as he forced the hybrid back under contro
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