SHERIFF VALOUR The ocean wind carried the faint smell of salt and something like forewarning. Sin stood before the large glass window of my office, her back to us, her body still — almost too still. Behind her, gathered like an uneasy jury, were Catalina, Knox, Jaden, Jasson, Steel, Adrian, Boyce, Melissa, and the stranger — Mikhail — whose sharp Russian accent still hadn’t softened since the moment he walked in.He looked every inch the ghost of a man raised on violence and polished by charm — tall, broad-shouldered, tattoos creeping up his throat like whispers of a darker past. I couldn’t stop staring at him because everything about this man screamed trouble and because, somehow, he was family.He had introduced himself with a half-smile and a statement that had turned Sin’s blood cold:“I am Mikhail Ivanov. Your brother.”That had been twenty minutes ago. No one had moved since.Finally, I cleared my throat, feeling the weight of too many eyes.“So, Mikhail…” I began slowly, “you
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