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Dante holsters his weapon then takes a step toward Luka. I place a hand flat against his chest before he can move, anchoring him where he stands. He looks at me, and stops. Then his gaze narrows, cutting toward the boy. “If you must know,” he says, eyes fixed on Luka before sweeping slowly across the terrace, “I had more important matters to attend.” His gaze returns to me. “My wife was my only priority.”

Harlow became my entire fucking world. And I’m man enough to admit it. She’s my queen. The pulse in my veins. The breath in my lungs. The only thing that reminds me I’m still alive.

The words strike ringing in my skull. “Is she going to be all right?” I ask, each word pushed through clenched teeth. She has to be. There is no alternative. I won’t allow one. If she thinks she can simply slip away from me now, she’s sorely mistaken. I’ll fight heaven. I’ll drag her back from hell if I must. But she’s staying. Even if I have to wage war against the universe itself... She. Is. Staying.