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"Let them rest, just enough to heal. They don't deserve death yet. I want them both to pay slowly and painfully for what they did to Vivy and all the others they took away. I'm sure Boris would love to have a moment with them too." Duke Anetti spat before leaving the cells. Luca nodded at me, approving his request.I agreed with them too. They needed to suffer for all the things they did. Ther were traitors to their kinds. I'll probably come back to have a go at them too, especially the wolf who took special pleasure hitting and abusing my mate, but not now. I can't do it later. We had bigger things to deal with now. Urgent and frightening matters to face first.With everything we just discovered a few hours ago, I had no time for revenge. I'll do it later when everything is dealt with. Besides, facing the duke and Luca was already a satisfying punishment, a very satisfying first punishment. I snickered, looking at their mangled limbs and disfigured faces. IRelated chapters
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Rey's POVWhat did I ever do to deserve a mate like her? I thought to myself as I watched her sitting regally in front of the rogue. She insisted on facing the filth alone. Of course, I was opposed to the idea, and I even stomped my foot a couple of times. But that only earned me a giggle and a 'you're cute' comment from my mate before she entered the interrogation room."Hello again, wolfy. How's life treating you?" She rested one leg over the other and leaned back on her chair. The rogue snarled at her, obviously not as amused by her confidence as I was. He tugged on the tight silver restraints holding his hands on the metallic table. I tensed, taking a step closer to the two-way mirror."Chill, enforcer Wilson! She knows what she's doing." Lord Boris said with an eye roll. "She is one of the duke's most trusted lieutenants.""Still can't get my head around the idea?" I whispered, still entranced by the sight of my mate. She looked beautiful, sitting there despite
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Reymond POVWhen Advica said that I was in trouble, she literally meant it. These vampires she calls brothers were pure trouble. Especially the twin from hell. They were extra invested in giving me a hard time. While the other one didn't bother with me but spent his time trying to convince Advica that she deserved better. They were trouble and I had no time to deal with Troubles.The twin's childish pranks were bearable to a certain degree. They started their game by inflicting all the possible physical pain they could without getting caught. Theyaccidentallybroke a couple of fingers while shaking my hand just to apologize afterward, implicitly insulting my strength. They also accidentally ripped my clothes with their claws, blaming
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