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Dan chuckled under his breath. Before she could say anything, he had already turned and continued upstairs.

As he walked, he tossed a remark over his shoulder. “Secrets may look safe in the dark, but the dark is the first thing to break.”

Artemis’s body went weak. She staggered back two steps before she barely managed to steady herself.

Her face had drained of all color.

In the study.

The moment Dan stepped in, he met Dale’s exhausted eyes.

Seeing him, Manny’s gaze blazed with fury.

But with Dale sitting there, he didn’t dare be the first to speak.

Dan strolled lazily across the room, pulled out a chair opposite the desk, and sat down without hesitation.

There wasn’t the slightest trace of loss or worry in the way he carried himself.

Looking at him, Manny was almost certain Tessa was in his hands.

“Father.” Manny clenched his jaw and looked at Dale.

Before Dan arrived, he had already spent quite some time badmouthing him to Dale.

Up to now, Manny and his mother had taken the hardest hit.

Especially his mother’s.

Meanwhile, Dan–aside from losing Dovemont to Derrick–looked like he’d barely taken a hit

at all.

were

one with the smallest loss had the highest chance

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cutting off Manny before

His

Dan was sharp,

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me here just to spout nonsense about handing Tessa over, don’t waste your time.

could it be? You’re the one who brought that woman back. She must’ve

“her,” he meant

child,”

his eyes

mocking his smile became. Then he turned his gaze on Manny, his eyes

tightened under that look.

Dale’s roar cut him off before

he’s lost so far is Dovemont, one resource

the more

“You-”

you think

your mother?”

and night of relentless attacks, Manny and Artemis were both

been spared, the

worst.

with a loud crack. “That’s enough! Both

mouths!”

to tear each other apart while

fell silent at once, though Manny shot Dan a glare

most likely isn’t in the hands

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the weight of his

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