The forest was alive with tension. Moonlight filtered through the bare branches, casting jagged shadows across the frost-covered ground. Avery stood in the center of the clearing, breath steady, Lydia coiled tightly beneath her ribs, her senses sharpened to every sound, every movement.Across from her, Liam’s eyes glimmered like molten steel, unblinking, unyielding. Every step he took carried the weight of vengeance and obsession alike. Behind him, Riley’s fists were clenched, her jaw tight, fury radiating from her like fire. And Madison—silent, commanding, resolute—stood at the edge of the clearing, her presence a tether of truth against Avery’s chaos.Avery’s lips curved in a slow, sharp smile. “You think you’ve cornered me,” she said, voice smooth, teasing, dangerous. “You think the truth, your righteous fury, your love and loyalty… can touch me.”Liam moved closer, each footfall precise, deliberate. “You’ve destroyed everything, Avery,” he said, voice low, edged with a dangerous c
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