Adrian Hale POVI couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t think.All I could see was my sister, shivering in the guard’s arm, her eyes locked on me like I was her only hope.And Damien He stood across from us, face unreadable, but I knew him too well, behind that calm face there was a devil. His eyes went back to me and Evelyn, caught in Richard's trap.“Choose, Damien,” Richard said. “Your husband or his sister. You can’t have both.”I wanted to scream. To break free. To shield Evelyn with my body. But the ropes held fast.“Don’t you dare,” I rasped, my voice cracking. “Damien, don’t you listen to him. Don’t sacrifice yourself for me.”Richard’s eyes slid back to me, cold and sharp. “Oh, but you’re worth sacrificing, aren’t you? You’ve always been the weakness in every man’s armor. First your father’s. Now his.”I spat blood at his feet. “You’ll never own me.”But my chest is still heavy with fear. Because deep down, I knew Richard’s trap was working. Not because Damien didn’t love me I knew he
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