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Her voice had changed again. But this time, it was completely unreadable.
"I'd like to give you a choice. If you believe Viktor Bianciardi to be capable of protecting my granddaughter, consider yourself released from our agreement. But if you think otherwise, then you know what to do."
Journal Entry
Oh, what a sight it was to behold,
when their faces all lost color,
and their knees began to fold.
HE'S HERE. HE'S HERE. He's here.
Everyone's practically singing it.
But not just with their lips.
You can also see the words flash in their eyes like a voiceless scream and feelit sheathe people's skins like an unbreakable layer of ice despite the scorching heat of summer.
Oh yes, he's here, I can't help thinking.
But as for what to feel about this?
Tension in the air thickens as he comes closer and closer.
He's a boogeyman that scares other boogeymen and a monster that kills other monsters. He's a king who rules with neither an army nor a kingdom, his power rooted in the darkness of his past.
He is the Beast of New York.
But soon, everyone will also know him as my husband.
So help me, God.
Because his eyes have finally found me.
And I suddenly find myself struggling to breathe.
Out of fear or excitement, I'm not quite sure.
Maybe both.
This is what Viktor warned me about, I can't help thinking.
As much as I hate admitting it, his fear-mongering had made me doubt myself, and I did end up asking Nonna if I could marry Viktor instead.
It's not like I'm in love with my brother's best friend or anything, but...
Better the prince next door than a beast from the dungeons, you know?
Or at least I was hoping my grandmother would see it that way.
But she didn't.
And so here I am now, unable to decide whether I want to laugh or panic as Lorenzo Anghileri strides towards me, and the crowd immediately parts like the Nile River even without him saying a word.
It's as if everyone expects him to act like a beast just because he's called one.
They clearly think he's the type to beat up anyone foolish anyone to block his path.
