"Just you? A eunuch like you?" Rupert tossed the pistol between them, his face

unreadable. "Out of respect for your old man, I'll give you one shot. Pick it up."

Warren wiped blood from his mouth. "Don't you dare bring up my dad! You killed

him! You think I don't have it in me?"

"Oh? Who told you that? Your mom? That fake, selfish woman?"

"You don't get to talk about my mom!"

Before the words were out, Warren lunged for the gun. In a flash, Rupert yanked

off his scarf, looped it around Warren's neck, and yanked hard. Warren's feet left

the ground and he slammed onto the floor.

Rupert tightened the scarf, inch by inch.

Warren's face turned crimson as he gasped, "I touched her, you know. She's got

my mark-and a few other men's, too... Hahaha... ugh..."

The laughter made Sylvia look up. The sight before her slammed into her mind

like a falling iron lock.

All the buried, ugly memories from her past came rushing back.

The man by her hospital bed-his face finally clear. It was Rupert.

"You've been a mom once, and you didn't even know you were pregnant."

"You're... not happy?" Sylvia asked, her voice barely above a whisper.

His dark eyes flickered as he squeezed her hand. "Sylvia, I'm tired. Let's go."

He paused, searching her face. "Okay?"

"Okay."

much that even when he

chose to believe him.

group of men took

in this very house,

they got out, he dropped to his

day, he killed a man-one of those

him.

the scarf looked familiar. She never saw it

after that day.

Of course.

down. She spent months

hurt Rupert, over and over, without even

she tried to

she woke up, she remembered nothing of what

happened.

for the best. No one was

people or that night.

It was the password

that cold, distant routine with Rupert. Later,

was in trouble, she even blamed Rupert and begged

looked at her with

complicated, pained gaze, but

did. He sent

mother far, far

set foot in this

the sky was clear blue. He gave Sylvia

back on it

finally realized how terribly

of

Tristan stood before Rupert.

back, and she's

you don't claim him,

Sylvia goes public.

will never accept

like her or

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