Damien’s POV:
Vera walked behind me, silent but alert, the click of her heels were the only sound that broke the still evening air surrounding me and my envoy. We crossed through the gates of the IronClaw estate and walked forward towards my cars.
I didn’t miss the way Vera kept glancing at me as we walked, and it was with an emotion I had never seen in her gaze before, fear.
“Good,” I thought, I loved Vera, but respect was necessary and if there was one thing fear was useful for, it was breeding respect.
The sun had almost set, it’s pale red glow spilling over the estate grounds. My wolves had gathered around the cars, the envoys that rode and drove the 3 large SUVs bowed as I walked towards them. The engines of the cars were already running. Good, we needed to be fast.
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