Dante lay on the bed, his palm pressed firmly against his bleeding arm. The deep red stain spread across his white sleeve, but his face betrayed nothing. His breathing was steady, deliberate, even as a faint tremor ran through his fingers. He groaned softly, a sound more from annoyance than agony, as though the bullet wound was a mere inconvenience.Eric walked in, his face etched with concern. “My lord.” He bowed, shifting his gaze to Dante’s bleeding arm. Dante’s eyes, dark and piercing, held the faintest flicker of pain, but it was buried beneath a fortress of resolve. They carried the weight of countless battles won, and countless scars endured.“I have contacted the doctor. That ingret has sent his trusted assistant.”Dante took note of Eric’s information but his face remained a mask of indifference. Eric bowed as a flicker of guilt sliced through him. “I am sorry, I should have protected…” Dante raised a finger, and this mare act silenced Eric. “It was an uncalculated mo
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