Marcus remained silent for quite some time. Beneath the light of his study, his gaze remained calm, flat, and as deep as a dead lake. There was no flash of anger, nor was there any ripple of fear in them. To him, the threat Stanley had just made was nothing more than a passing gust of night wind.With a movement deliberately slowed to display dominance, Marcus leaned his back against the leather chair."Revenge has a unique way of making someone survive longer, Stanley," Marcus said, his voice heavy and hoarse, characteristic of an Elder who had weathered hundreds of storms.Stanley narrowed his eyes, irritated by the calmness of the man before him. "What do you mean by that nonsense?""You keep thinking about the scar on Jessi's face." Marcus looked straight at him, dissecting Stanley's expression without mercy. "That is clear proof that you still cannot truly accept reality. You are trapped by that revenge itself."Stanley's jaw hardened, the veins in his neck tightening as he held
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