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But Eve wasn't about to let him take Gabriel down without a fight.

"What do you want from us?" she demanded, stepping forward, her voice steady despite the pounding of her heart.

The figure's gaze shifted to her, as though seeing her for the first time. His eyes softened for the briefest of moments, before narrowing again. "I want nothing from you," he said. "But Gabriel? He's the one who's been running from the truth. He's the one who has to answer for what was done."

Gabriel's fists clenched at his sides, but he remained silent, his expression hardening. There was nothing to say anymore. His brother's return was proof of everything he'd tried to bury—his guilt, his shame, and the

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