REVENGE AFTER REBIRTH-THE LORD'S FORSAKEN BRIBE
“His wealth, his power… and when all that’s gone, I want to take the one thing he will never get back.”
Cassian’s smile was slow, dangerous. “And what’s that?”
“His peace.”
We stood there a moment longer, the fire crackling low, the snow whispering against the windows. Then I stepped back, reclaiming my space.
“This alliance,” I said, “isn’t about trust. It’s about results.”
“Agreed,” he said, though there was something in his eyes that suggested otherwise.
When I left the East Tower, the snow had stopped, leaving the streets eerily still. Somewhere in the city, Damien was already planning his retaliation.
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