Vance'
rted, a sharp retort ready on her tongue, but a voice cut through th
the hell are y
in his training gear, his muscles slick with sweat, radiating an aura of
to Seraphina, pulling her behind him in a possessive, pro
d to her, his voice a soft caress.
was a mask of cold fury. "I'm order
ur property? Ryker, have you forgotten where
aled, her hand tightening on Ryker's arm. "Ryker," she whispere
nt of truth. The moment he would either
arefully constructed canvas of sorrow and weary resignatio
lse sincerity for the entire crowd to hear. "T
to process the words. Leo, standin
"Months ago, my mother was on her deathbed. Her last wish was to see
egiver who looked after my mother in her final days. To grant my mother's dying wish,
was also... believable. A devoted son, desperate to comfort his
ing his dead mother. He was defiling
head, a storm of pure rage. *He insult
ntment. "I paid you well for your help, Elara. I thought we had an agreement. It was just an ac
ger the villain; he was the tragic, noble son. And I was the greedy, co
instant. The whispers of scandal becam
just a gol
sing a dying wo
yes full of sympathy and adoration. "Oh, you poor thing,"
but from an anger so pure and
f his deception. "Our bond was sealed under the full moon!
ou see?" he said to the crowd. "She's still keeping up
ve. "Leo, this is a private matter. I need you to r
r's story, however vile, was seamless on the su
into the house, away from the sordid mess he had created. He threw
. Take the money you were give
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