Home At Last
"Baby, Mommy is waiting for you to come home."
And then I was awake. From that moment on, I stopped fighting the Gambling King's abuse. I stopped sending messages to the outside world. I stopped hoping Nathan would remember our past and rescue me.
For five years, I watched coldly as he and Vivian built their perfect love story, as I clawed my way into becoming the matriarch of the Gambling King's household.
Because if I wanted to complete the mission, first I had to survive.
Five years passed in the blink of an eye. I survived that devouring Loween City dynasty—and then the Gambling King died suddenly.