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“Why Didn’t You Kill Me?”

Author: Mina's vale
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-11-22 00:53:16

Gabriel's Pov

I woke up hard, like someone dragged me out of a deep pit..

My eyes snapped open to the white ceiling above me, my breath dragging rough through my chest. Everything felt heavy and wrong. A thick weight pinned my limbs, and a sour taste clung to my tongue.

Poisoned.

In my own damn house.

I pushed myself upright, ignoring the pull of the IV line taped to my arm. My head throbbed, a reminder of how close I came to dying. The thought alone stirred a cold anger in my gut.

Elena?

Had she taken advantage of my kindness?

No.

No, she knew better. Elena understood exactly what I was capable of. She had seen it. Felt it. Survived it.

My men?

Daring to betray me?

Impossible.

None of them would ever risk standing with Nyx.

A cold shiver ran through me as memories rushed back all at once—the pain, the dizziness… and her face.

That wild glare.

That stubborn chin.

Hell.

She had really fed me poison right under my nose.

It wasn’t funny—just insane. I had underestimated her, and now I h
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