Blood Ties And Silk Chains
She stopped, throat tight.
Varian’s gaze sharpened. “Say it.”
“In your war.”
For a long beat, he didn’t move. Then, with a controlled exhale, he sank back into his chair. “No meetings past seven,” he repeated slowly, tasting the words like something bitter. “Fine.”
Liora blinked. “Fine?”
“But understand this,” Varian continued, voice quiet, lethal. “When the clock strikes seven, the war doesn’t stop. It moves. To basements, to cars, to men who bleed for me in alleys. Don’t confuse my concession for peace.”
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