FantasyVibes_22
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Nyx:
They all thought they were so cunning. Wolfe. Reed. Even my father. They believed I was just a pawn they could use in their little game to grasp for power. They all manipulated me because they believed me to be weak. And perhaps I was, but that was before.
Reed might have been an insufferable a**, but he was right about a few things.
The first was that I did not need his help.
In fact, I did not need anyone's help. I was smarter than they thought and stronger than even I realized.
The second was that I unfortunately did belong to the guild.
As much as I hated to admit it, as long as one of those idiots was in power, I would never be free. I was not fool enough to believe that any one of them was going to release me, even if I completed the mission. There was only one way I could secure my freedom.
I would have to take it for myself.
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Reed:
Throughout my life, I built a house in my mind, each room meticulously crafted and arranged for a specific purpose.
I taught myself how to open only one door at a time.
Training, weapons, survival, investigation, duty, loyalty, ambition.
Doors I opened often.
The rest stayed closed. And for good reason.
Control.
A mechanism cannot properly function when things get caught up where they should not. It is similar to grains of sand in a crossbow. Just a little grit can ruin the whole thing, destroying both its accuracy and function.
And I could not afford even the slightest slip-up.
There was a closet in that house in my mind.
A closet I always kept closed.
But Nyx...
She threw that f***ing door wide open, then set fire to the whole f****ing house.
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Reed Wolfe will do whatever it takes to seize control of the Crimson Syndicate. Nyx is the fiery daughter of his greatest rival, and the girl who holds pieces of his cold heart that he never meant to give her. The line between love and vengeance blurs as ancient curses awaken, and they find themselves bound by a love as twisted as their fate.