Chapter 605 The Price of Obsession

“Nathan, if you touch a single hair on her head, I’ll tear your entire Frost Pack apart.

“Oh, don’t be so fierce,” he replied lightly, as if amused. “I just wanted to see you. After all… I’ve prepared a rather special gift.”

The call ended with a soft click.

Tessa’s fist clenched at her side, knuckles white. Samuel watched her with concern. “What now? Should we call Landon?”

“Not yet.” Tessa shook her head. Landon was in the middle of the Elders‘ Council–he couldn’t afford distraction. “I’m calling someone else.”

She dialed a secured line. The voice on the other end was aged and cautious.

“Tessa?”

“Nathan took my friend,” she said bluntly. “I know you want him to get help. We can make a deal.”

There was a pause on the other end. Jeremy was clearly weighing his options.

“What kind of deal?”

Nathan sees the psychiatrist you’ve chosen.” Tessa’s voice was calm but firm. “You know as

mind had fractured the day his former Luna died. Since

came through the line. “Fine. I agree. But you must

as he stops acting like a lunatic, I have no interest

her fingers tapped the edge of the table, cold light still

composed tone. It was a temporary lie- a move to

he asked in a low voice, “You really plan

eyes sliding over the Frost Pack’s power structure map on her screen, “but I

only agreed not to kill Nathan to

and Landon as pawns, and one who once sent assassins to take her life. From the start, she had never intended to let either of them walk away

was dropped off at the

“Nathan said even if he let me go, he’d still find a way to keep you

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chance. Tessa caught her as she stumbled, her voice calm but filled with unshakable resolve. “Get some rest. What comes

That night. Landon called.

his face drawn with fatigue from the council meeting, but the moment he saw her his expression

the phone up to show Lina on the couch, sipping porridge. “I

brows lifted, instantly catching her meaning. “Nathaniel already sent you the

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