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“And yet, you still deceived me.” “I did,” Kian admitted, his voice thick with guilt. “But I swear, my feelings, at least in the beginning, were real. I respected you, admired you. But then… then I learned who you truly were. The Deputy Leader of the Guild of Shadows. The most brilliant strategist I had ever seen. And something in me snapped.” He exhaled shakily. “I wanted to keep you. To make you mine. And for that, I betrayed you.”

I wasn’t going to let anyone take her from me. Adrian Kincaid had made his mistake when he had underestimated me. He thought he could play me, manipulate me, and walk away unscathed. But now, he would pay. He would learn the true meaning of retribution. And I would make sure he understood every second of it. I stood, feeling the power surge through me as I walked over to the desk and activated the encrypted phone. There was no turning back now. The men were already in position, and the countdown had begun. The trap had been set. All that was left was to pull the trigger.

“Peace is a lie. A sweet lie told to fools. This world was built on war, and I will rule it through war.” He bowed his head. “Then we will fight.” I nodded. “Good. Begin preparing the troops. We strike if they don’t kneel by the end of the week.” “Yes, Alpha,” he said. I leaned back and looked out the window. “My time is coming,” I whispered. “I’m letting them run around like fools for now.” The hum of the car filled the entire room space as I smiled to myself at my coming victory. *** Authors pov The elders watched helplessly as the convoy left. They looked at the broken men around and sighed.

Then, surprisingly, I went on to tell him that he was free to go find a job. After so many years. He heaved a heavy sigh as he realized all this was actually a reality. He laid on his back on the bed, staring into space with a smile on his face. Hello, dear reader I appreciate your for your continuous reading of this book Please don't forget to add it to your library so as to get notified whenever it is updated. Don't forget to also follow the author and leave a review. Thank you for reading.

She observed Pauline's protective stance, the coat accidentally dirtied by me, and the overt worry and wrath in Pauline's gaze. An outlandish yet irrefutable realization dawned on her. "Noah, you..." She looked me up and down, scouring my rumpled exterior for hints of aristocratic lineage. Suddenly, it clicked that I bore a striking resemblance to the president of the Lane Group. "Noah..." She extended a trembling finger, her voice ragged with indignation and underlying dread. "Have you been deceiving me these past two years? You're from wealth. Why the poverty act? Is it fun to play me like a fool and watch me grovel?"

"After you sanitized your hands like I was diseased!" Henry's head snaps toward Declan. Something dangerous flashes in his eyes. "You did what?" "She's lying," Declan scoffs, but there's a flicker of uncertainty in his face. "Like you lied about what happened to the last waitress you harassed?" Henry's voice is deadly quiet. "The one I had to pay off to keep quiet?" My eyes widen. So the rumors about Henry being different were true. "This isn't about me," Declan deflects. "Your fiancée is an impostor. A cheap replacement probably paid to - "

Now, he was just a man in a suit too expensive for grief, staring at a city too fast to notice that he’d come undone. Each time he’d written a variation of the truth: about Alexei, about the job offer, about Moscow, about Irina’s manipulation. About how he’d seen her before they ever met. He had fallen in love before he knew he was capable of continuing the execution of his vengeance. His finger hovered above the “send” button now. It shook. But he didn’t press it. A coward’s tactic. Not yet. Because truth wasn’t enough anymore. It had to come with repentance.

When Nancy almost failed her mission at sixteen, Colton was the one who took a lethal bullet for her. Now that Nancy thought back about it, the memories she always thought were unique to her and Evan always had Colton in the background. Nancy's grip on her phone tightened slightly, and she replied softly, "Alright." Colton was surprised as he thought it required more effort to convince Nancy. "Don't you want to know the reason?" "I'll trust you just this once, but Colton, you wouldn't want to know the consequences of betraying and lying to me," Nancy's voice sounded particularly cold.

My eyes drifted across the room. And landed on the desk. More specifically— On the manuscript. I stared at it for a long moment. The same stack of pages I had found earlier in the drawer. The autobiography was written by Katherine. Damien’s wife. Or… former wife. I still hadn’t decided which word felt right. The first chapter had already told me more about his life than he had. Arranged marriage. Unexpected love. A version of Damien that seemed… human. Which was strange, considering the man I knew spent most conversations looking like he was evaluating people for weaknesses.

So I didn’t hesitate when I answered. “Don’t worry, Lucien,” I promised softly. “If you leave, I’ll leave too.” Now I understood—it had all been a trap, a game he had carefully orchestrated to deceive me. One of his friends laughed openly. “You pretended your wolf hadn’t awakened just to trick her into transferring with you.” “She’s practically devoted to you. Aren’t you worried she might meet someone else once she’s out there?” Lucien’s reply came without hesitation, dripping with confidence.