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It was just one more reason I needed to leave Needed to find a new clan, an all new pack I could raise and rule But not here Not in these rotting, round, which men had wisely abandoned for centuries

Again and again I’d gone overtoo hard, too fast I needed to learn patience I needed to teht and restraint Broderick had always balanced e off my compulsivity — the one trait Damien and I actually shared — and added a certain wisdoether

Broderick I loved Broderick I needed Damien could fly away to whatever shiny place next drew his attention, but Broderick…

Soo with me

I turned again,doard into the old chambers now Here the air was heavy and the darkness oppressive There were piles of debris; books, scrolls Centuries-old wood swollen ater, splintering to dust beside walls of cru stone

Everything here was oldest of all It stank of mold and mildew and decay

But this is what she wants…

I sniffed the air, wrinkling my nose at the stench Soh Soelse

No, it wasn’t Broderick I was looking for Finding hih But in order to win hi else first I needed to eli with me

I needed to find her

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It wasn’t the best plan in the world But it was still a plan, and it ay better than nothing

The s the flashlight out before me It was black down here Pitch black and dank as hell, ater dripping constantly fro through my hair

Broderick had left o, with strict and specific instructions on which passages to take to reach lued to his side, but so up was the best option For him, for Damien… for us