Chapter 184

Harper

“I…” He started, then stopped.

The word hung there, unfinished, like he hadn’t expected his thoughts to reach his mouth at all. Victor stood completely still, his face carved into something hard and unreadable, but his eyes—his eyes were burning.

“I want him dead.”

That was it. No raised voice. No dramatic pause. Just a simple statement, spoken with a certainty that sent a quiet chill throu