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Chapter 100\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 100\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hades\u00a0<\/p>\n
An hour ago\u00a0<\/p>\n
7\u00a0<\/p>\n
90\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re crazy, Hades Sinclair. Your wife? You didn\u2019t tell me you were getting married. What the hell. Who is this woman? Is she a crazy person like you, or is she pregnant, is that why you\u2019re marrying her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I doubt a man like you would give a damn if a woman bore your child. That\u2019s not enough reason for you to marry her. So why the hell are you getting married?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silas\u2019s voice crackled through the phone, one accusation tumbling after the other. I didn\u2019t bother to interrupt. I sat back in my chair, legs crossed, staring at nothing in particular while his words hissed through the speaker.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHades? Why aren\u2019t you answering me? Does Alec know this woman? I need information. I still can\u2019t believe a man like you would settle down. I honestly thought you\u2019d stay single forever.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I tilted my head, the corner of my mouth lifting. \u201cYour expectations of me are disappointingly low, Silas. Should I be offended?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He chuckled nervously. \u201cOf course not. I\u2019m just surprised. A man who never wanted to be tied down is willingly getting married. I wonder how your woman managed that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The words your woman pleased me more than I\u2019d admit. My voice dropped lower, almost lazy. \u201cYou\u2019re right. I wouldn\u2019t let anyone tie me down. But if it\u2019s her, I wouldn\u2019t mind being kept on a leash.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the other end, Silas sucked in a breath. \u201cFucking hell, Hades. She\u2019s got you wrapped around her thumb-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I cut him off before he could get more dramatic. \u201cDo your best to protect her, Silas You know I don\u2019t spare anyone who touches what\u2019s mine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
4\u00a0<\/p>\n
I paused, remembering the fierce look in her eyes that morning, a smirk curling my lips. \u201cShe can protect herself, but my princess is too kind sometimes, she might let them off with a light punishment. I won\u2019t accept that. Whatever she decides, make it worse. And if you can\u2019t, I\u2019ll be more than happy to help.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silas sighed on the other end of the line. \u201cI\u2019ll take care of it. You don\u2019t have to worry. And besides, it sounds like you\u2019ve got some things to take care of.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I glanced at the man writhing on the floor in front of me, his body convulsing as he screamed. Silas\u2019s voice drifted through the receiver again, dry and amused. \u201cYou\u2019re the only crazy bastard who calls a lawyer while torturing someone. Anyway, I\u2019m off. Talk to you later.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The line went dead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I dropped the phone on the table beside me, its dull clatter echoing in the dimly lit room. My fingers drummed against the\u00a0<\/p>\n
wood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAhhhh! Ahhh! P-please stop it! It hurts!\u201d The man\u2019s voice cracked, desperation filling the air. \u201cI will do anything, please stop this pain!!!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Levi stood silently by the door, expressionless, while a woman beside him kept her eyes fixed on the floor, both of them still\u00a0<\/p>\n
as statues.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I reached for the cigar resting on the desk. My gloved fingers toyed lazily with the lighter until a flame flickered to life. I lit it, exhaling a slow stream of smoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man coughed blood, clutching at his throat, his eyes wild with pain. I watched him, my face unreadable. \u201cThat\u2019s a new\u00a0<\/p>\n
10:58 Tue, Jan 6 MW.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 100\u00a0<\/p>\n
drug I created,\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He blinked, blood streaking his lashes, confusion tangled with agony.\u00a0<\/p>\n
90\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt hasn\u2019t even reached the market yet.\u201d My voice stayed calm as I took another drag of smoke. \u201cAll night I thought about the perfect way to punish you for laying hands on that woman, I wanted something satisfying. So I decided to let you be the first to try it. Besides, I didn\u2019t want to leave visible bruises.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His lips trembled. \u201cI\u2014\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou deserve a far more excruciating death,\u201d I said coldly. \u201cYou\u2019ll die slowly, from the inside out. Your organs will rot while you\u2019re still alive. It will feel like a thousand needles stabbing you from within. One by one, your body will shut down. You won\u2019t be able to move, speak, or even scream.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I leaned closer, my eyes flashing. \u201cAnd before you take your last breath, I\u2019ll throw your body from a tall building and call it a suicide.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd when you finally die, I\u2019ll make sure that even in hell, you\u2019ll keep suffering the same torment, over and over again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
****\u00a0<\/p>\n
Present Time\u00a0<\/p>\n
Violet\u00a0<\/p>\n
I clenched my hands together, my palms damp. Could Hades really have been involved in Julian\u2019s death?\u00a0<\/p>\n
If I was right\u2026 if Hades really killed him, then he was more dangerous than I thought. A man capable of taking another man\u2019s life without even blinking, that kind of man wasn\u2019t scared of anything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And if he had done it, and made it look like suicide, it was even worse. It was a message, as if he were making a statement about what happened with Sebastian.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My throat felt dry. I licked my lips, shaking my head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No, maybe I was overthinking it. Why would Hades kill a man just because he laid his hands on me?\u00a0<\/p>\n
That didn\u2019t make sense\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cViolet, are you okay? What happened?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I turned around. My uncle stood there, brows furrowed in confusion. \u201cI-It\u2019s nothing,\u201d I said quickly, coughing to clear my\u00a0<\/p>\n
throat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He studied me for a moment, then sighed. \u201cI see. About your brother, I worked on it all night. I called a few of my friends to check up on him. So maybe I\u2019ll-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I cut him off, turning to him fully. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to worry about us anymore, Uncle.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He blinked, caught off guard. \u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI never hated you like the rest of them. Even though living with your family felt like hell, you still helped Sebastian and me whenever you could. So I will always appreciate you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A small smile touched his lips, but I continued before he could speak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut that ends here, Uncle.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The smile fell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
10:58 Tue, Jan 6 M.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 100\u00a0<\/p>\n
90\u00a0<\/p>\n
23 56 ROUGH\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will never forgive your wife or your daughter for what they\u2019ve done. And I\u2019ll never let anyone take what belongs to my brother and me again. I\u2019ll take back my father\u2019s hospital, every property, and name that was stolen from us.\u201d I met his eyes. \u201cAnd to do that, I have to cut ties with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t interrupt. He just watched me. When I finished, he nodded slowly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs there any way to change your mind?\u201d he asked quietly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d I looked down, before looking back up at him, voice firm. \u201cGoodbye, Mr. Gabriel.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I turned and walked toward the car. Alec opened the door for me, and I slid in without looking back. As the door shut, the sound of it felt like an ending.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alec started the engine and pulled onto the road. I closed my eyes, a headache beginning to creep in behind them. I was so tired.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My phone buzzed beside me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Penelope.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I answered. \u201cI\u2019m already on my way to the hospital, Penelope-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cViolet!\u201d she cut in, her voice trembling. \u201cYour brother-your brother is awake!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes snapped open, breath catching in my throat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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