Chapter 27

Omniscient POV After dealing with Isolde, Darius shifted all his attention to the Shadowmere Clan. First, there was Isolde’s mysterious disappearance. Then, Darius launched a comprehensive economic blockade against the Shadowmere Clan, which soon plunged them into a severe financial crisis. Behind it all was Darius’s cold retaliation against Isolde. For him, it was necessary. He wanted Isolde to experience the bitter taste of losing everything, just as she had made him lose everything. Having killed Isolde, Darius wouldn’t spare anyone from the Shadowmere Clan. Like Isolde, he planned to wipe them all out—no mercy. By day, Darius Nightbane was the powerful and unshakable Alpha. But by night, he often lost himself in bars, drinking until the world felt distant. His heart weighed heavily with guilt over Seraphina and Thalia. Nothing numbed him more effectively than alcohol. Darius buried his longing for Seraphina deep inside. He knew that if he ever allowed that emotion t