*Adele's point of view*"I would retort, but it is honestly beneath me to drop down to your level," I said, my voice calm despite the storm brewing in my chest. I stared at the man before me, refusing to show even a flicker of fear. "I do not care why you are here. I am telling you to leave my space right now and go in peace, or else.""Or else what?" he asked. A mocking smile tugged at his lips. The man mocking me was, twistedly enough, my own father-in-law."Or die," I said. I kept my tone flat, leaving no room for negotiation."Die?" He let out a dry, hollow laugh and shrugged his shoulders. "But darling, I am already dead. You cannot kill me a second time.""That is true," I countered, leaning forward so he could see the cold certainty in my eyes. "But I can hurt you badly enough to make your very spirit fade away into nothing, just like you did to my brother."His smile vanished, replaced by a dark, dangerous look. "Well, in that case, what are you waiting for?"The moment the wo
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