BLOOD TIE AND BROKEN VOWS
Outside, the storm had passed, but the world still looked broken, slick streets glistening under the weak moonlight.
She pressed a palm to the glass. She wasn’t afraid—not anymore. Not of her father, not of Isabella’s venomous smile, not even of the Council. What haunted her was the truth she had tasted tonight: Damian would burn the world to protect her. And maybe, just maybe, that was the very thing that would destroy him.
“No,” she whispered, her reflection staring back at her. “Not if I can stop it.”
The next morning, Adriana joined Marco in the kitchen. He looked rough, dark circles bruising his eyes, a cigarette between his fingers.
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