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Chapter 67: A Snitch in Our Midst

Author: Nancy's Best
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-29 01:14:38

ALARIC’S POV

The morning light bled through the cracks in the heavy curtains of my office, casting faint golden streaks against the stone walls. The room smelled of cedarwood and leather, a scent I had come to associate with both comfort and control. I leaned back in the worn leather chair, shirtless, my bare chest exposed to the cool air. My eyes were fixed on the small locket I held in my hands, its delicate chain looped around my fingers.

The locket was old, tarnished with age, but the image inside was as sharp as the day it had been placed there. My parents—stoic and proud—stood side by side, their eyes carrying the weight of the world, just as mine did now. I wondered if they’d be proud of the man I had become or disgusted by the blood that now stained my hands.

I closed my eyes, running my thumb over the locket’s edge. For years, I had built this empire, piece by piece, clawing my way out of obscurity and into power. I had lived in the shadows, orchestrating chaos from afar, m
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