THE MONSTER’S FIANCÉE
Max stumbled, nearly falling, his face pale with shock and rage.
“Let me go!” Max shouted, jerking his arm, but the guard’s grip only tightened.
Adriano turned slowly and looked directly at him. For a moment—just a very brief moment—Adriano froze. Max’s expression, filled with fear and hatred, reflected the same expression Adriano had the night he became an orphan. It pulled up memories he had buried deep, but he pushed them away just as quickly.
Max glared at him with pure heartbreak. “You killed my parents,” he said, voice cracking. “You killed both of them. You’re a monster.”
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