Chapter 816:

He had always seen Verruckt as cold, like a machine that lacked any trace of humanity. But when it came to Alice, something about him shifted. There was a strange possessiveness there.

“Mr. Shaw, if we don’t make it out of here alive tonight, then Alice—I—”

Before Jareth could finish, Verruckt cut him off. “We will win tonight.” Verruckt spoke with unwavering confidence.

“Even if, by some miracle, we lose, someone else will bring Alice back to the research institute.”

Jareth frowned, his confusion deepening. “But that place would be even more dangerous then.”

If Verruckt truly cared about her, he’d send her as far away as possible.

denying it now—Verruckt wasn’t like other people. His blood-red eyes were ice-cold, sharp, and

disturbingly calm. “Because I’ll trigger the lab’s self-destruct system. By then, the

his throat. “What…” His eyes widened in disbelief.

about Alice. But no—he was wrong. Verruckt was the kind of madman

like Alice?” Jareth asked, the words slipping out before

He shouldn’t have

his surprise, Verruckt didn’t

the word “like” dripping with mockery, as if

affection—it was something darker. He

aside, one thing is certain. I’ll keep her with

Jareth didn’t respond.

it himself. This warped possessiveness might actually be love—a love

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