Todos os capítulos de Vows Written in Blood: Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 20

Wern's Pov "You know him?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper, my eyes darting between Adrian's stricken expression and the stranger standing calmly in the moonlight."I thought I did," Adrian said. "I thought he died the same night your mother did."The man's smile widened, unbothered by the tension radiating off all three of them. He was older than I expected, silver threading through dark hair, his posture relaxed in a way that felt more dangerous than any weapon could have. "Deaths can be convenient things to fake," he said, "when you know the right people to bribe and the right bodies to substitute."Damian shifted slightly, positioning himself protectively in front of me despite Kane's weight still leaning against his shoulder. "Whoever you are," Damian said, his voice low and controlled, "you should turn around and walk away before this ends worse for you than it already has.""Bold words from a man supporting a bleeding friend," the stranger said, his eyes flicking brie

Wern's Pov The silence inside the panic room pressed against me like something solid, heavy enough to make breathing feel deliberate. Adrian moved past me toward a small console built into the wall, his fingers working quickly across a panel of switches while I stood frozen near the entrance, straining to hear anything through the stone separating us from whatever was happening above."Can you see them?" I asked, my voice barely steady. "Is there a camera, anything?""There should be," Adrian said, frustration creeping into his usually even tone as the screen in front of him flickered uselessly. "The feed's down. Whoever did this to the generator earlier likely cut this too.""So we're blind.""For now," Adrian said, though the admission clearly cost him something, his jaw tightening as he abandoned the console and turned to face me fully.I paced the small space, my arms wrapped around myself, every part of me straining toward the door despite knowing there was nothing I could do on

Wern's Pov "No," I breathed, my hand pressing hard against the screen as if I could somehow reach through it and stop what I was seeing. "That's not possible. Kane wouldn't.""Wait," Adrian said sharply, leaning closer to the grainy footage, his eyes narrowing. "Look at his stance. Look at his eyes."I forced myself to study the image more carefully, my heart hammering so violently I could barely focus. Kane stood rigid, his weapon raised, but something about the angle felt wrong, deliberate in a way that didn't match the panic radiating off everyone else in the frame."He's not aiming at Damian," Adrian said slowly, realization dawning in his voice. "He's aiming past him."The footage shifted slightly as the camera adjusted, and my stomach dropped as the full picture finally became clear. Behind Damian, barely visible in the chaos, one of Marcus's men had been creeping closer, weapon drawn, preparing to strike while Damian's attention remained fixed on the two men pinning him."He's

Wern's Pov The name settled over the room like a fresh drop of cold water, silencing whatever fragile calm the vow had just given us."She's here," Viktor said quietly, pushing himself to his feet despite his injury. "Already.""How did she even find us this fast?" Damian asked, his hand tightening around mine instinctively."She's had eyes on this house for longer than any of us realized," Viktor said grimly. "Marcus was never working alone tonight. He was simply the distraction meant to weaken us before she arrived herself."Kane pushed himself upright despite his injuries, his jaw set with grim determination. "Then we don't let her past the gate.""That's not a decision that's ours to make," Viktor said. "Not entirely."I looked between all of them, my heart pounding with a mixture of fear and something unexpectedly steady beneath it, the vow still warm in my chest like an anchor holding me in place. "I want to see her," I said."Absolutely not," Damian said immediately."She's my

Wern's Pov "Collapsed?" I said, already moving before my mind fully caught up with my body. "What do you mean collapsed?""I don't know," Kane said, falling into step beside me as we rushed back into the house. "One second he was talking to the staff about tightening security, the next he just went down."Damian's pace quickened ahead of us, his earlier tenderness replaced instantly by cold, focused urgency. "Where is he now?""The medical room," Kane said. "Adrian's already with him."We reached the room to find Adrian kneeling beside Viktor, who lay pale and unmoving on the exam table, his breathing shallow and uneven. Adrian's usual composure had cracked completely, his hands moving quickly but with visible tremors as he checked Viktor's pulse."What happened?" Damian demanded, crossing the room in three quick strides."I don't know," Adrian said, his voice tight. "He was fine one moment, and then his breathing changed, and he just went down. This isn't from the injury. It's someth