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Chapter Thirty two

Author: Prettyvillan
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BLOOD & DESIRES

~ALEXANDRO’S POV~

The look in Lauren’s eyes when she walked into that room.

I had seen it before.

Fear. Disgust. A silent accusation.

It was the same look my mother used to give me whenever I came home covered in blood.

My mother, the woman who gave me life, had looked at me as though I were something monstrous. Something unworthy.

And now, Lauren had seen it too.

How the hell had she even found that room? It was hidden, far from the public eye. A place meant for business, not for innocent eyes like hers.

I never wanted her to see ‘this’ part of me.

Not yet.

This life—this world—I was proud of it. It was mine. I had built it from the ground up and earned my place through blood and power. But Lauren didn’t belong in this world.

She wasn’t ready.

Mario would lose his mind if he found out she’d seen what she shouldn’t have. But I wasn’t going to let one mistake ruin my fun.

She would remember ‘nothing’ after tonight.

The sharp chime of the doorbel
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