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Bloodlines of the Fallen

Chapter 2 A Deal with the Devil

Word Count: 978    |    Released on: 16/01/2025

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ad never neede

t rattled through the floorboards. Smoke drifted lazily above the crowd, the room half-lit by the glow of neon tracing the bar

barely

was alread

y where he exp

spilled loosely over her shoulders, the faintest trace of rain still lingering on the ti

, the way her eyes flicked toward the mirror behind th

like a shadow cutting across the dance floor. By the ti

e slid into the seat beside her.

in fully. It had been three years since they'd last stood this close. She hadn't changed

as somethin

eyes she hadn'

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e buying me drinks inste

t there was no humor in it. "If I wanted you de

n eyebrow. "Tha

dn't d

ing just enough to cut beneath the music. "I c

drunk to care about anything beyond the next round. But the two men se

k's

n the glass tig

know you're he

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not an

toward the far corne

admitted. "But h

at, gaze settling firmly on

er fingers traced the rim of h

territory," she said final

n't blink.

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rrowed fain

ly noticeable, but

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thrummed once

're stil

to a thin line. "It wa

didn't need to hear h

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ouched drink down

not my p

d and unyielding. "It will be i

hink what

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d. His voice was calm, but the weigh

le shifted slightly, watching

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alone when

yes darken

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as alrea

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moved

exit, Darius grabbed him by the collar, slamming hi

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t Darius's wrist. "I Isla

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Marek who

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1 Chapter 1 The Hunt in the Rain2 Chapter 2 A Deal with the Devil3 Chapter 3 Wolves in the Dark4 Chapter 4 The Mark of a Wolf5 Chapter 5 The Enemy Among Us6 Chapter 6 The Price of Power7 Chapter 7 The Blood Debt8 Chapter 8 The Wolf's Gambit9 Chapter 9 The Dark Side of the Moon10 Chapter 10 Unfinished Business11 Chapter 11 The Ties That Bind12 Chapter 12 The Deal13 Chapter 13 The Awakening14 Chapter 14 The Crypt15 Chapter 15 Unleashed Power16 Chapter 16 The Final Confrontation17 Chapter 17 The Aftermath18 Chapter 18 Shattered Loyalties19 Chapter 19 Bloodlines and Betrayals20 Chapter 20 The Gathering Storm21 Chapter 21 The Wolf's Gambit22 Chapter 22 The Price of Power23 Chapter 23 Blood Ties24 Chapter 24 Shadows in the Night25 Chapter 25 Fangs and Shadows26 Chapter 26 The Hunter's Eye27 Chapter 27 The Price of Power28 Chapter 28 The Price of Legacy29 Chapter 29 The Boundaries of Blood30 Chapter 30 Blood and Honor31 Chapter 31 The Gathering Storm32 Chapter 32 The Unraveling33 Chapter 33 Power Unleashed34 Chapter 34 A New Dawn35 Chapter 35 Shadows of the Past36 Chapter 36 The Underworld's Grip37 Chapter 37 The Game of Shadows38 Chapter 38 The Gathering Storm39 Chapter 39 The Vampire's Pact40 Chapter 40 Blood and Power41 Chapter 41 The Gathering Storm42 Chapter 42 The Calm Before the Storm43 Chapter 43 The Heart of the Beast44 Chapter 44 The Devil's Play45 Chapter 45 The Final Gambit46 Chapter 46 Repercussion47 Chapter 47 Unraveling the Web48 Chapter 48 The Shadow Looms49 Chapter 49 The Hunt Begins50 Chapter 50 The Final Confrontation