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Chapter 712
There was no point spiraling further. He had three days, and speculation without evidence was just noise. When the time came, he would see the person face to face and get his answers directly.The three days passed quickly.Adam arrived at Vagil Lake alone in the early morning, the phoenix blood herb secured in a case at his side. The place was genuinely striking — mountains layered behind mountains, their peaks softened by morning mist, the lake surface still and mirror-flat between them. Dense forest pressed in from all sides, ancient and unbothered. Under different circumstances it might have been peaceful.It was also, practically speaking, a terrible place to be ambushed. No crowds, no witnesses, no easy exits. Whoever had chosen this location knew what they were doing.The moment he reached the shoreline, Adam extended his spiritual senses outward. His range had grown but still held to roughly a hundred feet in diameter — enough, as it turned out, to matter. He swept it methodic
Chapter 711
“It’s nothing. Go back to rest,” Adam said, pulling the killing intent back into himself like a tide receding from shore.The others exchanged uncertain glances but obeyed, filing out without another word. None of them pushed. Whatever they had felt radiating from his room, they understood instinctively that asking about it wasn’t an option.The reason for the eruption was simple: he had recognized the woman in the video.His mother.Despite the years — more than he cared to count — he had known her face instantly. It wasn’t something that required thought. She was thinner than he remembered, her face hollowed by exhaustion and suffering, her hair dull and matted. But it was her. The recognition had hit him not in his mind but somewhere deeper, somewhere that didn’t require confirmation.She didn’t look as old as she should have, which told him the video wasn’t recent. It had been recorded some time ago. What that meant for her current state, he didn’t know, and not knowing was its ow
Chapter 710
“Adam, our grudge is settled. Why did you capture me?” Sasha demanded, her eyes blazing.“Settled? When?” Adam tilted his head, genuinely appearing to search his memory. “I must have missed it.”“Don’t play dumb.” She crossed her arms, jaw tight. “I served you for two days, and then my father redeemed me with the phoenix blood herb. What more could you possibly want?”“You’re right,” Adam conceded easily. “We were even. Before today.” He let that land. “Then you showed up at Gunther’s wedding.”“That’s absurd. I attended a wedding — I didn’t raise a hand against you. Half the region was there. Why am I the only one standing in front of you right now?”Adam regarded her for a moment, something almost like amusement passing through his expression. “Didn’t expect you to have such a sharp tongue.” He waved a hand. “Fine. You can go. But hear me clearly — stay out of my affairs and don’t entertain any thoughts of revenge. The consequences won’t be worth it.”“I never intended to seek reven
Chapter 709
Tessa nodded.“What if someone threatens you using your grandfather and parents?” Adam pressed, his eyes narrowing. He already knew her answer before she gave it — or rather, before she failed to give it.The hesitation was immediate. Tessa’s lips parted, then closed again. Her grandfather and parents were the single thread anyone could pull to unravel her completely, and both she and Adam knew it.His expression hardened. “I’m warning you,” he said coldly. “Even if someone threatens you with your grandfather and parents, you must not give yourself away. Do you understand me?”“Yes.” Tessa nodded, though the word came out smaller than she intended.“Understanding isn’t enough.” His voice dropped to something quieter and far more dangerous. “You must remember it. And if you find you can’t keep this promise —” he paused, letting the silence do its work, “— I will kill your grandfather and parents myself. Right now. Then you won’t have to worry about them being used against you ever agai
Chapter 708
To Adam’s surprise, besides Sasha, Whitney was also missing.Adam didn’t bother to search for her either. She had her own feet to carry her wherever she wished, and he had neither the patience nor the inclination to chase after a woman who clearly didn’t want to be found. Whatever her reasons, they were her own.Leaving Lord Venom, Gina, and the others to handle the aftermath of the chaos that had unfolded, Adam took Tessa by the wrist and led her away from the ruins of what was supposed to have been a wedding. The contrast wasn’t lost on him — she was still dressed in white, still breathtaking, still radiating that quiet grace that had always unsettled him in ways he refused to examine too closely.The journey back to Hollow Reach Valley was silent. Tessa didn’t speak, and Adam didn’t offer her any words of comfort or explanation. The tension between them was a living thing, coiled and restless, filling the space where conversation should have been. Tessa stole glances at his profile
Chapter 707
Aside from Gina, Ese was visibly shaken as well. Her fists were clenched, nails digging into her palms, eyes fixed on Adam with a mixture of confusion and anger. Even Lord Venom felt a faint ripple of resentment stir within him, though he buried it immediately. As a subordinate, his loyalty to Adam was absolute. Whether he understood the decision or not did not matter.Adam’s hand continued to stroke Elsa’s hair slowly, almost tenderly. His other hand rested against her back, steady and unmoving.Elsa was still crying, her body trembling as she clung to him, convinced she had been spared.Then, without warning, the temperature in the room dropped.A surge of dense, pitch-black energy erupted from Adam’s palm. There was no explosion, no sound. The force passed straight through Elsa’s back and shattered her heart in an instant.Her body stiffened.Her eyes widened in disbelief, tears frozen on her lashes, before the light within them faded. Her lips parted as if she wanted to speak, but
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