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.

like other people. His blood-red

I’ll trigger the lab’s self-destruct system. By then, the

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

Verruckt was

out before he could stop himself. He clamped his

shouldn’t have

Verruckt didn’t seem the least

could I possibly like Alice?” Verruckt replied, the word “like” dripping with mockery, as

something darker. He thought that

one thing is certain. I’ll

Jareth didn’t respond.

himself. This warped possessiveness might actually be love—a love so twisted that it bred his need to

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