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Prologue

Ten years later from The Initiation

Draven was precise as he slid his blade across the man’s throat No one in this world would ever be allowed to betray hiain

Anyone who even thought it, or if there was even a hint of a ru to slit the person’s throat No one would live to tell the tale of their betrayal, of how theymockery of him

“Are you done?” Axel asked, taking a long drag on his smoke

“I’ll be done when I’ ready”

Axel held his hands up “You’re right You’re the judge, jury, and executioner You’re not going to find her”

Draven ignored his friend

Oh, he heard every single word, but he wasn’t paying attention

Not today

Not any fucking day

“I’ for her”

He’d given up on finding Harper years ago She’d gone frolance His father had kept tabs on her, always dangling that shit in front of hi victory card Whenever he went to find her, she was gone, moved on, and his father always knew Part of him wondered if his father expected hie of her He had the biggest fucking surprise of his life then

So ed since Harper left The toasn’t the same

When the war started, it turned the streets red with blood His father, Alan, had been planning to rid the world of everyone who opposed hi to turn their secrets in, as they were tired of being blackmailed

Draven had been the one to make the final hit to Axel’s father, to land the blow that would put his father out on top

Even now, he still remembered the proud look on Alan’s face, how he’d been so happy to finally have his son be so

Alan never expected hiun on him