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#Chapter 231: A Dangerous Game

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Olivia

“This is your last chance, Ryan. Walk away now, or face the consequences.”

The wind grew colder, sending sharp tendrils of icy air that pricked my skin. The eeriness of the clearing was only emphasized by the creeping shadows from the setting sun.

Ryan’s words, dripping with arrogance and malice, pierced the tense silence.

“Consequences?” Ryan asked, a wry chuckle escaping his lips. “That’s where you have it all wrong, Nathan. You will be the one facing the consequences. Your pack can’t hold a candle to the strength that my pack holds.”

But Nathan wouldn’t be so easily intimidated. “You know nothing about my pack,” he said. “And you know nothing about me, or what I’m capable of.”

For a moment, Ryan was silent. But then, with an exaggerated sigh, he smirked. “Elliot isn’t your son, Nathan,” he drawled slowly, deliberately emphasizing each word. His gaze held Nathan’s, a challenge evident in his eyes. “So tell me, why should you have any say in this, anyway?”

Nathan’s jaw tighten
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