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.

estate. "Tina lives here?" It was almost too grand

several houses. She doesn't always stay here, but

leaned in close to whisper in Aurora's ear, "Your mom is seriously

her eyes. "Can't you

is seriously loaded," Asher

Aurora sighed, exasperated.

first time at the estate?"

she hadn't even known her mother was alive,

get used

Aurora felt

better get familiar with

why it feels so

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

for the complete experience-all for free. The next chapter is

estate is some kind of fortune-teller?" Aurora pressed, sensing Mira's openness. She wanted to

will explain it to you in detail. They'll do a much better job than I ever could," Mira said with a cryptic

a close eye on their surroundings. The estate was massive, almost unnervingly so. It took ten minutes just to walk

Aurora and Mira were gone.

so focused on observing the strange buildings, which felt like a massive maze, that he hadn't even noticed when

was easy to get lost-exactly what Mira had warned them about. Asher had been suspicious of her from the start. Her eagerness to take Aurora to see Tina, coupled with her emphasis on Tina's poor health,

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

them. By the time they reached the front door of the main building, she turned to speak to him and realized he

"Where's Ashy?"

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 here,"

didn't seem like a