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.

was no denying it now—Verruckt wasn’t like other people. His blood-red eyes were ice-cold, sharp, and full of

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

his words strangled in his throat. “What…” His eyes

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

out before he

He shouldn’t have

surprise, Verruckt didn’t seem the least

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

was something darker. He thought that it was

aside, one thing is certain. I’ll keep

Jareth didn’t respond.

be love—a love

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