Chapter 31

VERNERO POV

It was a little after 7 when I decided it was time to leave Leigh’s room. She was sleeping soundly and I felt like watching her was just going to disturb her peaceful rest. Enzo had long gone, left me to myself as I insisted on watching over her.

Somehow just sitting here, watching as she took small peaceful breaths gave me a sense of relief, made me forget for a minute how badly I fucked up. I didn’t want to put the blame on anyone or anything else. It was with my ignorance that she passed out. Had I checked the system well, things wouldn’t be like this. The harder I thought about it, the more I felt like I needed to skin someone alive,

With that, I left.

I went straight into the monitoring room and checked the surveillance. I had to be sure of what happened. And if someone actually dared to turn up the temperature… Oh Lord, help them!

To my surprise, there really was no one. The only people who went to the sauna today were Enzo, and me. Even Valerie saw from the surveillance room that Leigh passed out.

Now, this meant one thing; The system did have a small error.

I let out a loud growl as I slammed my fists angrily on the keyboards that were on the table, earning me a yelp from the guy sitting next to me.

I left without further ado and quickly dialed Ciello’s phone number. The phone clicked as he answered on the third ring:

“Boss?”

“I want whoever that was in contact with Leigh-Ari in 30 minutes, chained in the dungeons,” I commanded as I ran to my office to ready myself for what came next.

“Done, Boss.” He replied cutting the call. Upon reaching my office, I walked into my private bathroom and stood under the icy cold shower. The cold sprays of water cleared my mind, numbed my body, removed all the unwanted thoughts that may lead me to failure. I had hurt one person I cared about the most. Someone had to suffer for all she did. And I was going to inflict the pain very, very, well.

30 minutes on the clock, my phone rang and it was Ciello. I smiled and picked it up, loyal to his words, he had everyone that talked to Leigh today.

It was about to go crazy!

LEIGH-ARI

rested, and very energized. I got u p into a sitting position and pulled my knees to my chest, with my back against the headboard. The room was

and padded across the room to switch on the main lights. A gasp tore out of me

mean I was with Ciello, maybe he was the

hadn’t, had anything since the hearty breakfast I had in the morning. Good Lord this had been an insanely long

to be found yet again, then locked in

my stomach grumble angrily. I looked for another set of

let alone the layout of the castle. I didn’t even know on which floor of

come from inside. However, the hallways were as still as death, unmoving, and eerily quiet. I heaved a sigh

climbing up and down the bare and carpet-covered stairs, but eventually, I saw a huge, oak, doubled doors, and ran towards them, then pushed them open with all my might to reveal what looked like a rooftop. There were stone-carved seats

as

stairs went on and on and it was insanely chill in here. I shivered in my small black summer dress and covered my arms in an attempt to keep a little bit of warmth to

scream jolted me out of my own skin. It sounded like it was coming out from somewhere below, instead of walking back, I took hurried steps downwards. The doctor in

The sight in front of my eyes knocked the breath out of me. There were six people, chained to the seats, with blood

when I spotted none but the sales consultant I was talking with today, chained and nearly

my presence in the room, tears pricked my eyes and wasted no time spilling down my

Vernero shirtless, with what looked

whisper as I willed my shaky legs to carry

to someone who made

echoing around and creating a ghost sound that made my heart

I cried so hard as I lunged forward, to no one

whom I gave my earrings to coughed, and blood came out rushing

didn’t stop streaming down my face. My hands were shaking,

of here.” He threatened in his usual icy tone, I straightened up and looked at him,

announced and everyone in the

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