Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Mira turned her head to Aurora. "Don't worry. She's not in any immediate danger."

Aurora looked at her gratefully. "What about her condition?"

"To be honest, not great."

Asher stepped forward, steadying Aurora. "Don't worry. Medical technology is so advanced now. Even if something happens to Tina, she can be treated. But you need to take care of yourself first."

"Let's go. Keep up-I drive fast," Mira said as she climbed into her Maserati. Asher helped Aurora into his car, and they followed behind.

Mira's driving wasn't just fast; it was reckless, like a high-speed race. Asher, worried about potential danger, could hardly relax. But her driving, despite being fast, was surprisingly steady.

The two cars sped out of the city center, heading toward a massive estate. When they arrived, the sheer size of the property was overwhelming. Even the gate was imposing. Mira greeted the guards, and the vehicles were allowed to pass.

Inside, Aurora noticed the architecture on both sides was traditional, with a deliberate and intricate layout.

"This estate feels strange," Asher remarked. He, too, found it different from anything he'd seen before.

"Maybe it's just a traditional style," Aurora said, remembering what Denis Vukic had told her. The R family had immigrated long ago, and the older generations still preferred traditional designs. It wasn't surprising.

"Doesn't it feel like the layout resembles some kind of chessboard?"

"You know chess?" Asher raised an eyebrow.

"I've liked it since I was a kid. My mom used to..." He trailed off, suddenly stopping himself.

Aurora tactfully refrained from asking further. After a few more minutes, they finally arrived at the garage.

waiting outside. Aurora glanced at the enormous estate. "Tina lives here?"

stay here, but

in Aurora's ear, "Your

"Can't you

family is seriously loaded," Asher replied,

Aurora sighed, exasperated.

this must be your first time at the estate?" Mira called to

nodded. Until recently, she hadn't even known her mother was alive, let alone

get

felt

visiting the family head often, you'd better get familiar with the place. The layout is confusing, and first-timers almost always

why it feels

of business our family used to run..." Mira trailed off, smiling. Unlike others who might

continues. Join us for the complete experience-all for free. The

of fortune-teller?" Aurora pressed, sensing Mira's

a long history. If you want to know more, someone will explain it to you in detail. They'll do a much better job than I ever could," Mira said with a cryptic smile. Her words seemed straightforward

almost unnervingly so. It took ten minutes just to walk from

there, he realized something was wrong. Aurora

like a massive

them about. Asher had been suspicious of her from the start. Her eagerness to take Aurora to see

phone, he discovered there was no signal. "What the hell is this place?" he

meanwhile, was engrossed in Mira's stories about the family, completely forgetting Asher was behind them. By the time they reached the front door of the main building, she turned to speak

"Where's Ashy?"

gotten separated. Most first-timers who don't stay close to their guide end up lost. Don't worry. I'll take you to the family head, and I'll send someone to find Mr. Betts and bring him

focused on seeing Tina. Mira didn't seem like a bad person, so Aurora let her