Chapter 183: The Alpha's Contract with the Darkness

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‘The chosen one?’ I scoffed. ‘Don’t you think it’s too grand a name? For a puppet.'

The invisible claws digging into my uncle’s chest had finally found what it was looking for and was starting to pull it out of the old werewolf—.

His body arched like a broken doll; his mouth wide opened—.

Rola was shaking in one corner, her hands desperately clasped to her ears, as though what she was hearing felt deafening and fucking scary.

Another laughter and then, the voice continued bluntly: Not grand enough for the finest puppet I’ll ever get… you don’t know the lengths I’ve gone to get you.

Son of a bitch.

I snorted derisively. ‘Am I supposed to be impressed?’

Not impressed. Honoured—you should be honoured… so many have sacrificed themselves for you….

Deity's arse, he's gonna recite his killing list now—and I'm supposed to listen to all this shit.

That nosy healer—I wanted to wait in the garden for your arrival but she wouldn’t let me… threatened to reduce me back to dots… I had to