Bonds of the Alpha Billionaire (Maya and Alex)

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Chapter 53

-Alex's POV-

Eight years old.

That was the first time the crimson color of blood stained my world. It wasn't a scrape from a fall, a burst lip from a careless tumble. No, this blood flowed freely, painting a gruesome scene etched forever in my memory.

win I wasn't supposed to see it. Tucked away in a forgotten corner of my father's study, hidden amongst towering bookshelves and leather-bound tomes, I became an unwilling witness. The man on the floor wasn't fighting back. There was no struggle, no desperate pleas for mercy. Just a look of utter defeat etched on his face, his eyes wide and vacant, staring sightlessly into the distance.

dripping with a crimson stain that mirrored the spreading pool beneath the man's body. A guttural growl ripped from his throat, a sound primal and terrifying. "Get him out of my sight!" he commanded, his voice a low rumble that vibrated through the

a word, they grabbed the now lifeless body. the man's limbs dangling limply

I huddled in my makeshift hiding place, a strange calmness washed over me. Curiosity, perhaps, or maybe a sense of detachment that shielded me from the horrific scene unfolding before

voice, still laced with raw anger, echoed as he addressed someone unseen. "Where is

wouldn't find me. Not here, hidden in this dusty corner, the musty scent of old paper the only witness to my presence. It might be considered stupid hiding from the person who I didn't want to find me but right under his nose but even at my age, I understood the term, keep your friends close and my enemies closer. Damon Thome was a man

flinch. I knew what awaited me when My father's voice boomed once more, "Find him!" But they did. Training, Moulding. Shaping me into a reflection of his own monstrous being. Anything but

into the shadows, a new conversation snagged my attention, anchoring me to my

my m

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creeping up her cheeks stood in front of me. I hadn't even realized when she

nodded mutely, my mind still trapped in a loop, replaying that day all over in my head. We walked in silence but as we passed by a narrow corridor, I couldn't resist catching my reflection in a