Logically, I know Demi had every right to leave me rotting in the streets, to let me die like the worthless criminal everyone believed I was. But I never expected him to pull me back from the edge of death. And for that… I am grateful, even if gratitude tastes like ash in my mouth.“Thank you for saving me,” I whispered, refusing to meet his eyes. My throat felt tight, heavy with fear, but I forced myself to gather every shred of courage I had left. “Please… let me go. I need to tell my father the truth. I need to tell him his wife has been betraying him all along.”“I promise I won’t run,” I added, my voice trembling, terrified that one wrong word would turn Demi into the very devil everyone feared.He reached out, his fingers gripping my chin hard, forcing my head up until I had no choice but to look into his dark, unreadable eyes.“That time will come,” he said, his voice low, deep, and laced with a threat that sent ice down my spine. “Wait for it.”Then he turned and left, locki
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