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She nodded

He turned back to face the night, to face his brother He could sense the wolf's location, could even hear the soft crunch of leaves beneath the pads of the wolf's paws The as running, deep into the brush, and he wanted Williaht, with Savannah close on his heels He ran over the dank earth and into the dark woods Over the fallen trees, over the land that had seen centuries of e Past the river where he'd nearly drowned He ran as fast as he could, following the wolf as it led hian to thin, the brush to disappear The glowingland, and Willia hi

The cliffs stood before his, the aited

He stopped, staring at the cliffs, at the wolf, and he remembered

Henry, covered in blood, his body still upon the hard earth

His father, his body slashed, his blood staining the stone steps

And Geoffrey, ai

William reached back, and pulled his father's sword froleaht Willia tip

The wolf blinked, and in a flash, Geoffrey stood before him

«Welcome home, brother” His red stare drifted briefly over Savannah's tense body “I see you brought me a nice treat to enjoy And believe ht after I kill you»

Willia to touch her»

Geoffrey lifted one dark brow “Letto stop me, to kill me” He smiled and shook his head “I do not think so You couldn't kill me before And you won't be able to kill hed “Come on, I'm your brother Your blood You can't kill me You won't kill me»

«You're not my brother” William took another step forward “My brother died on this cliff over nine hundred years ago Henry was the only brother I ever had You're nothing to me You never were»

Geoffrey's eyes flashed, and he attacked, launching his body not at Willia deadly claws He reached for Savannah, his face a twistedhis brother high in the shoulder

Geoffrey screa back Blood spilled down his arlanced down at his wound, and he s his shoulder “First blood is yours, brother” He stepped back and ran toward the cliffs

Williaed after him He saw Geoffrey bend down and scoop up an old pack His brother's hand reached inside He pulled out a gun

«Now it's un and pulled the trigger

The bullet sla him to his knees

No! Savannah's screaround and weakness swept through hiers

Geoffrey laughed and looked at Savannah “Before you die, you can watch me kill your woman»

CHAPTER 16

I will never see another sunrise