Sherman Darkness. Cold chains. The stench of damp concrete. The chains were made of that wolfsbane-silver alloy. I could feel them humming, some low-grade current making my bones ache and Leo snarl in my skull. I flexed my wrists against the metal restraints for the hundredth time, knowing it was pointless. Fucking Enzo. After hours in this concrete hell, one thing became crystal clear: Enzo Lawson wasn't just my enemy. He was a cancer spreading through every part of my life. The only decent thing he'd ever contributed to this world was his DNA to create Silvia. I shifted, the cold metal biting into my bare back. They stripped me down to just my pants. No shirt, no shoes, nothing with a GPS chip or a sharp edge. Smart. Annoyingly, professionally smart. It wa

