"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."

him then, so much that even

chose to believe him.

group

this very

dropped to

man-one of those five-using the scarf his mother had

him.

the scarf looked familiar.

after that day.

Of course.

broke down. She spent months in

Rupert, over and over,

day, she tried

saved her. When she woke up, she remembered

happened.

therapist said it was for the best. No one was to ever

people or that night.

of numbers? It was

drifted back into that cold, distant routine

she even blamed Rupert and

looked at her

complicated, pained gaze, but

did. He

mother far,

foot in this country

Warren left, the sky was clear blue.

back on

finally realized how terribly

gripped her hair, flashes of memory

Tristan stood before Rupert.

and she's got

If you don't claim him,

goes

never accept a

her or her

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