Chapter 0797

Ronan nodded, a flicker of relief passing over his features. "I appreciate you keeping your word."

"We're the Peacekeepers," I said, my voice hardening. "We don't make false promises."

Ronan's lips quirked upwards into a humorless smile. "Fair enough." He stuffed his hands into his pockets, rocking back on his heels. "Well, I suppose this is goodbye, then."

A beat of silence stretched between us, charged with a thousand unspoken words and lingering tensions. Finally, I stepped forward, fixing Ronan with an unwavering stare.

"If you ever come near me or my family again, I won't hesitate to use the antidote on you," I warned, my voice low and steady. "And then, once you're human and powerless, we'll dump you right on the Schreibers' doorstep."

"And we won't get involved with whatever it is they plan to do to you," Enzo added.

gazes, his expression unreadable. Then, after a moment, he inclined his head in a subtle

reached into his pocket and withdrew a thick envelope, holding it out to Ronan. "Here. Enough cash to get you started, and

I saw a glimmer of gratitude in his eyes, but it was gone

the dirt path, his footsteps crunching softly in the undergrowth. Luke followed him so that he could open a portal in a more secluded place, and soon they had disappeared around the

silence descended upon us in the wake of their departure. Enzo and I stared after them for a few moments before he

out of trouble?" Enzo murmured, turning

"If he comes back, if he so much as breathes a word about us or our involvement, he's as good as dead,"

I turned towards the warehouse, steeling my

Night had fallen, cloaking the forest in inky darkness,

said, shifting into his wolf form. I followed suit, and soon, I had shifted as well; my senses sharpened, my footsteps growing quieter and more agile in case I needed to bolt

no sound on the soft forest floor. We had

warehouse, I caught the faint whiff of something

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