"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."

loved him then, so much that

chose to believe him.

that same night, a group of men

this very house, covered

he dropped to his

man-one of those five-using the scarf his

him.

thought the scarf looked familiar. She

after that day.

Of course.

Sylvia broke down. She spent

and over, without

tried to

she woke up,

happened.

the best. No one was

people or that night.

was the password to

back into that cold, distant routine with Rupert. Later, when

was in trouble, she even blamed Rupert and begged him to let Warren

at her

complicated, pained gaze, but

did. He sent

far, far

in this

sky was clear blue. He gave Sylvia a

thinking back

how terribly

flashes of memory racing through her

Tristan stood before Rupert.

back, and

you don't claim him,

Sylvia goes public.

will never accept a

like her

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