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    bIs /bhe okayi? /iiWhy /iidid /ihe take such a huge risk?

    bKaia /bbforced /ba bsmile/b.

    b12 /bmin left

    “bWhat /ba pityb. /bIf you’d graduated earlierb, /bmaybe you could’ve defended Lunab–/bmaybe even gotten her sentence reduced.

    “Guess it’s all byour /bbfault /bfor being useless. If you’d been faster, bshe /bwouldn’t have been bullied by bme/b, bright/b?”

    bShe /bwas deliberately goading him.

    “She grew up pampered in the Graves familyb. /bNow she’s sleeping on a cold iron bed. You bthink /bshe dreams of you?b” /b

    Jerry’s breath bcaught/b. bHe /bkilled the engine, bflung /bopen the back doorb, /bband /bbyanked /bKaia bup /bby the bhair/b.

    “bKaia/b, say one more word and I’ll bkill /byou bright /bbnow/bb./bb” /b

    Kaia let out a soft bugh.- /b

    “bNo/bb, /bbyou /bbwon’t/b. You’ll drag me bto /bbyour /bblittle /bsafe house and use me to bthreaten /bbmy /bhoneyb. /bYou wouldn’t waste the chance to bmake /bbhim /bbwatch /bbme /bdie slowb, /bwould byou/bb, /bbJerry?/b”

    bThe /bbtruth /bwasb, /bbJerry /bdidn’t bwant /bher to die bquickly/b. bHe /bwanted bLucien /bto watch bevery /bmoment.

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    He wasn’t foolish enough to bthink /bLucien would trade bLuna’s /bfreedom for Kaia’s blife/bb–/bnob, /bJerry nned to be the executioner himselfb. /b

    bBy /bthe time Luna finished her five–year sentence, no one would ever hurt her again.

    “Stop trying to bait me. You’re doomed already. Keep it up, and byou’ll /bjust die faster.”

    His hand mped around her throat. Kaia gasped for bair/b.

    “Scared bnow/b? You should’ve been scared the moment you got in the carb. /bBe a good bgirl/bb, /band I’ll make it quick-”

    A bdull /bthud cut bhim /boff. Jerry jerked forward, struck from behind.

    Through bthe /bhaze of her ragged breathingb, /bKaia saw bLucien’s /bfaceb–/bcold, focused, lethal./

    She smiled faintlyb. /biHe’d /ie.

    Jerry let bout /ba bguttural /bbgroan /bas pain exploded in bhis /bback.

    bHis /bgrip on bKaia /bloosened, and he bspun /baround–only to lock eyes with bLucien’s /bfuryb, /bcold and bunyielding/b.

    bLucien /bbyanked /bhim out of bthe /bbcar/bb. /bbAt /bbfive/bb–/bbten/bb, /bJerry bwasn’t /bsmall,

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    but bhis /bwiry frame was no match for Lucien’s strength.

    b12 /bbmin /bleft

    bIn /bba /bbsingle/b, brutal motion, Lucien dragged him several feet and mmed him to the ground.

    Then he was back at Kaia’s side, pulling her into his arms. His voice shook, the adrenaline bleeding into relief.

    “Honeyb, /bit’s over. I’m here. I’m sorry I waste.”

    Kaia’s lips curved faintly, her voice barely above a whisper.

    “bI /bbknew /byou’de. I always knew.”

    After checking that she had no obvious wounds except a bruise bon /bbher /bforehead, Lucien’s eyes darkened with anger. “Did he hit byou/b?b” /b

    Before Kaia could answer, Lucien strode towards Jerryb. /b

    He stepped on Jerry’s hand and ground it hard, as if btrying /bbto /bcrush it.

    A bdagger /brolled out of Jerry’s pocket.

    Lucien picked it up bwith /bba /bbsneer/bb. /bb“/bHoneyb, /bwhere do byou /bbthink /bI can bstab /bbhim and /bbit’ll count /bbas /bself–defenseb?/bb” /b

    Kaia walked bover /bslowlyb, /bprotecting her belly. “The ribs and the bthighs/b.”

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    Without hesitation, Lucien stabbed Jerry bin /bthe ribs, then quickly pulled out the dagger and plunged it into bhis /bbthigh/bb. /b

    The blood quickly soaked through Jerry’s clothes. Kaia ced a hand on Lucien’s shoulder. “That’s enoughb, /bhoney.”

    She didn’t want Lucien’s hands to get dirty.

    The fury in Lucien’s eyes subsided a bit. Just then, bthe /bfollowing cars caught up, including a police car.

    Lucien took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his hands.

    The moment the tension left Kaia’s body, her vision went ckb, /b

    band /bshe fainted.

    “Honey!”

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    Kaia jolted awake. Her bhands /binstinctively went to bher /bbelly as bshe /bcalled out, “Lucienb!/bb” /b

    “bI’m /bbhere/bb, /bhoneyb./bb” /bHis eyes were bloodshot from a sleepless bnight/bb. /b

    “Lucienb, /bbare /bour babies bokay/bb?/b” This was the first bthing /bon bKaia’s /bbmind /bupon bwaking /bup.

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    Lucien wrapped his arms around her and kissed her hair. “It’s ball /bgood. They’re fine. I won’t let anything happen to byou /band bthe /bkids,” he murmured.

    This incident had nearly scared the life out of him.

    “Vanessa!” Kaia pushed him away bslightly /band balled her fists tightly. “What about Vanessa? Where is sheb?/b”

    Lucien’s voice softened, steadying her trembling breaths.

    “Vanessa’s safe. He drugged her and locked her bin /ba warehouse. She’s weak, but she’s in the hospital now. She woke up before you did.

    b“/bVanessa found pictures of Luna at his ce, which made Jerry take desperate measures. Everything’s over bnow/b. Jerry’s been arrested, but unfortunatelyb, /bhe bwon’t /bdie.b” /b

    If Kaia hadn’t been there bthat /bdayb, /bLucien bmight /breally bhave /b

    killed bhim/b.

    Kaia reassured bhim/b, “It’s bokay/bb. /bHe’ll be punished by bthe /bbw/bb./bb” /b

    Lucien averted bhis /bbgaze/b, concealing bthe /bbfury /bthat burned bin /bbhis /beyes. “bYeah/bb, /bno need to worryb. /bbHow /babout byou /bbtake /bba /bmonth boff /band bjust /brest bat /bhomeb?/bb” /b

    Understanding bhis /bconcern, Kaia bgave /ba bgentle /bnod. “Okay.”

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    Vanessab, /bsupported by a nurse, approached as soon as she learned Kaia was awake. Tears streamed down her face as she

    threw her arms around Kaia.

    “Kaia, I’m so relieved you’re okay! You really had me worried!”

    Kaia gently rubbed Vanessa’s backb, /bsoothing her.

    “bShh/bb, /bit’s okay. We’re both alive–that’s what matters.”

    Vanessa wiped her tears and confessed, “God, I feel so stupid. That dayb, /bbI /bshowed up at his ce like a lovesick puppy.

    “Then bI /bwalked binto /bbthis /broomb, /band it was covered in pictures of Luna. bWhen /bhe bcaught /bbme /blookingb, /bbhe /blost it. He pped me, tied bme /bup, and forced me to call byou /bbto /bget byou /bhere.”