No,” she said, voice firm, precise,“We don’t play his game. Not twice.” Russell’s chest rose, his wolf in chains, Fighting instinct, choking flames. “He has my son,” he said, voice raw, Not Alpha now but something more.Giovanni looked at him really saw, Not the tyrant, not the law.But something fractured, something real, A man who had begun to feel. “Then we take him back,” she said,“No rage. No ego. Clear your head.” Xavier smiled, pleased, amused, “As expected… the bond reused.” The words struck like a hidden spark, Something ancient lit the dark. A pulse sharp beneath her skin, A tether snapping deep within. Giovanni gasped, her knees near weak, A force too strong, too fierce to speak. Russell froze, eyes burning gold, As something lost returned tenfold.The bond. Denied, rejected, forced apart, Now surged again through soul and heart. Pain like fire, fierce and bright, Binding them in brutal light. “You feel it,” he said, voice unsteady, “For once… I wasn’t ready.” “Neither was
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