"I'll go find Aria. She's a woman. " Antonio exited, and here I was, left with her while she continued to sob. I stood by her bed, observing her slight frame shake with sorrow. She then turned towards me with a glare that felt menacing. Great, she was clearly off her medications. "Why am I here, Caelum? " Her voice was strained from all the yelling. "Vincent made me bring you here. " "He doesn't... didn't own me. I want to leave," she insisted, propping herself up on the bed. "I've already told you that I don't give a damn about what you want. He made me pledge to protect you, so now you belong to me," I replied, leaning in close. "Then just kill me. I don't want to spend my life locked up in this room. " Her anger was reigniting as she stood to confront me, mirroring my own intensity. She might have thought she could scare me, but she was outmatched. "I won't kill you, but I'll ensure you suffer for every life lost that night. Vincent didn't want you hurt, and you won't be, but
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