Theirs To Possess And Ruin
Meanwhile, my leg wouldn’t stop bouncing under the table.
Kindness wasn’t free in this world.
Peace wasn’t accidental.
And men like Atlas Blackwood didn’t do anything without a reason.
Criminals like me weren’t allowed in Blackwood territory. Everyone knew that. The rogues had rules stricter than any empire because they could afford to. They didn’t need alliances, didn’t need trade, didn’t need outsiders muddying their bloodlines or bringing chaos into their mountains.
And yet here I was.
Alive, unchained, fed and sitting across from the Alpha himself like I belonged.