Chapter 81

***Ronan's POV**

The Nightbane mansion had never felt so foreign.

I crouched behind the massive oak tree in our back garden, staring at the house where I'd grown up. Every window, every door, every stone in the walls held memories of a life I was about to betray. My hands shook as I checked my watch... 11:47 PM. Tomorrow night would be the real test, but first I needed to get what we came for.

The mansion was dark except for two windows on the second floor. ...