Looking out at the sea, Victor began to explain.His voice was like an old recording, threaded with the hiss and crackle of aging machinery.Some words dropped away entirely, like pages that had been soaked in water."You only read the first half. It's true, I came to you with a lie.""After I awakened, I knew I could never have Viviana, and that you would hurt her someday.""And most of all, I couldn't change any of it.""Why not?" I said with a cold laugh. "A Don like you could have someone taken out without lifting a finger.""It seems you don't know the system's other rule."Victor looked at me. "You and Viviana are bound together. If you die, she dies, and the same the other way around."I froze.I had never imagined this was the reason."To protect Viviana, my only choice was to get close to you, to watch you.""I admit that was what I set out to do. Until a year ago..."His eyes reddened, tears glinting at the corners. "I realized I had fallen in love with you.""I wrote it in t
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