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.

glanced at the enormous estate. "Tina lives here?" It was

stay here, but this is where her family lives," Mira explained

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

"Can't you tell this place has some

Your family is seriously loaded," Asher replied,

Aurora sighed, exasperated.

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

hadn't even known her mother was alive, let alone where she

you should get used

Aurora felt there was more to Mira's

often, you'd better get familiar

feels so different here," Aurora

Mira trailed off,

adventure continues. Join us for the complete

estate is some kind of fortune-teller?" Aurora pressed, sensing Mira's

Our family has 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 at first but always carried an

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

wrong. Aurora

so focused on observing the strange buildings, which felt like a massive

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, had set off alarm bells

he discovered there was no signal. "What the

the time they reached

"Where's Ashy?"

lost. Don't worry. I'll take you to the family

Aurora said, her mind focused on seeing Tina. Mira didn't seem