Chapter Twenty Five — The Unforgiven

DiCaprio:

The dungeon beneath Bloodhound Keep is colder than usual.

I walk alone, my boots echoing against the stone floor as I descend deeper into the dark. This place was built to contain monsters—traitors, rogues, the kind of creatures that don’t deserve sunlight.

Today, I’m going down to speak with one.

Liam.

He isn’t just another threat. He’s something else entirely. A man who once stood beside Keya’s real family. A man who tried to drag her out of my territory like she was a stolen object. A man who believes he has a right to her—and her power.

That last part is what...