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DECLAN

"Who was that?," I asked, curious.

"The butcher," he said.

"Who?"

"Who else!?"

"The alpha?"

"He was not the alpha then; he was just a lone wolf who was trying to build his own pack."

"Was that why he bit you?"

"Partly. He said I had humiliated him that day at the restaurant."

"But he could have taken it all out on you. Why the entire city? Was he some psychopath?"

"He said they had also disgraced him by putting up his picture out everywhere, even though no one really knew what he looked like."

"So, it was basically about revenge, right?"

"You got that."

"I see. Tell me, what happened on the night you attacked the prison guards?." I had patiently listened to him, so, I didn't wanna miss out on any key event. Somehow, I felt his story held the key to lord Dwayne's defeat.

"You are just like your real mother. She always paid attention to details, even though Dwayne was one fatal mistake she didn't pay attention to. Back to my story. I was shocked to find him there. I can't