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d don of the - Vance fam:@ily , de\s,  cends._ He ! forces\!#- Elias t(o sign a con!$tract—not as an assistant,* but as his *personal plaything. He shoots th rou+.*gh the?= h$an\d %)];]of a_nyone _-who cov#]@*ets Elia[%s, and sh:,atte,r `s his will in a da.*rk wine cellar;^. Elias never .$full!
y s!urrenders$. On a y %acht\! under enemy fire, he makes a run for a lif`,:eboa @]t—but( it was a game a,
-ll along]. Lucius cat[@*ch-es him-; in t
he rain. ?Enrage.$^+d,:\ by !hi-%s defia) #nce !, #_ he binds Elias's wrists t^\o the bed with his own.
 belt. With$_ !abs,olute power and a: `$bra nding ma@rk, Lucius dec la ](_res one thing:@ this forbidden contract has no escape.
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