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“Get to the point.”
Cameron shoots from his chair and his blazing eyes clash with mine. This is not good.
I arch a brow. “We’re so close. You knew there would be casualties along the way. This one is yours. Don’t ask me something so stupid.”
He circles my desk and yanks the top drawer open. A dagger lies on top and my back stiffens.
“What are you doing?” I watch him test the edge of the knife. His intent look pushes me to the edge of my seat. Every second ticks with the tectonic shift.
“I lost my mother because of him. I owe it to her to make sure my sister doesn’t face a grimmer fate.”
I jump to my feet, snapping my head from the knife to his face. My ears drum with the unsaid implications.
“Aurora is my sister. There is no other way.”
Family is the biggest weakness, even for us. I close my eyes and inhale, but the nerves scraping at my ribs make it impossible to remain calm.
“What do you want me to do?” I grit out.
“Keep her safe.”
“Cameron . . .”
“You’re my brother,” the bastard says and cuts his palm as I extend mine.
“She’ll just exchange one prison for another. I don’t see how this will be better.”
“You won’t destroy her.”
“This was not in our plans.” Fuck. This is a fucking monumental complication. One I didn’t see coming; one I truly don’t fucking need.
“I know, but it will bind us more. My father may be a piece of shit, but he is feared and respected.”
“There would have been a better marriage alliance.” For me, but especially for her. I take the knife from him and slash at my palm. The stream of blood reminds me of the irreversibility of my action.
He squeezes my shoulder. “You wanted revenge. What better way than getting his daughter and messing with his plans?”
“Marriage is for life to us,” I remind Cameron. And I am as equipped to be a good husband as a wolf mating with a sheep. A catastrophic, unheard-of union.
We shake our hands, blood dripping between our cut palms, sealing the deal. I snatch a tissue and wipe my palm from the stark red coating it.
I know deep in my bones this is a mistake.
My mother will hate it and our relationship is one strain away from being completely fucked for good.
But I would do anything for my brother.
Pleased with the oath, he leaves, and I call Cato.
“Cam called in his favor.”
“Yeah, he told me.”
“You should have tried to dissuade him.”
“He’s Cam.”
And he’s a stubborn asshole when he wants something.
