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Of Monsters and Men

Author: AALIYAH
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-09 23:54:00

Nora’s POV

I momentarily forgot how to breathe.

I turned slowly, my eyes peeping into the darkness. And there he was- standing in all his glory.

Alaric.

“Your father was right- he knows you too well. But where do you think you are going? Do you think I will let you go just like that?” he asked, stepping closer.

“Not even in your dreams, girl. Because we have a score to settle” he barked, flaunting his burnt teeth.

I clenched my fists beside me, my heart pounding loudly in my chest.

“Did you kill .... all of them?” I asked, my trembling voice raw with disbelief.

“You mean those bodies that are littered on the floor? No, I didn’t. Someone else did- someone who is clearly in support of your motive to flee” he shrugged.

My brows furrowed in confusion at his words.

Someone is helping me? Who is that and why?

“You know, I have been dying to put a bullet through your skull, but your father and Il Sangue Freddo wouldn’t let me. They both want you alive- most especially, Il
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