Candles bled wax across stone as Pete stepped before the altar. Shadows clung to him like armor, his eyes gleaming red-gold in the dark. The flock knelt, trembling, breathless for his word. “Rise,” He commanded, voice silk wrapped in steel. They obeyed instantly. A thin smile curved his lips—wolves and sheep alike bent to him, not out of love, but devotion born of terror.
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