Chapter 101: Of Gods and Vampires Jason Scott arrived without ceremony. He stepped into the room like a rumor that had finally decided to be true: unannounced, quietly certain, and carrying a presence that changed the angle of the light. The office around him smelled of polished wood and ambition—expensive enough to be impressive, small enough to feel intimate. Darius Welch and Alice Skye Meer, side by side, regarded him with the thin, professional interest people give to a figure who might be useful or dangerous. Neither of them smiled. Jason’s shoulders were broad and relaxed, as if the world’s weight had been tested on him and found wanting. He dressed like someone who didn’t need to shout authority—simple lines, muted color, and boots that looked like they’d walked through landscapes most men only read about. His eyes, though, had a temperature to them that made both Darius and Alice take note: bright, impatient, and old in a way that didn’t match the rest of him. Darius wa
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