Her shock was evident on her face. Bella pondered over the question carefully; it was the first time someone had asked her about the abuse. Her parents knew about it, but to remain in her husband's favor, they never brought it up.
Damien didn't want to repeat himself. "I suspected this." His heartless cousin, who only seemed to care about himself, wouldn't be able to stand living with another human being.
Vaughn's marriage had come as a shock to their family. Luciano Beriosova had even joked that whoever was unfortunate enough to marry the little devil wouldn't live past the honeymoon before getting herself killed. Damien hadn't gone to the wedding, but he'd seen it in the media. It was all the internet gushed about for months.
His cousin was a very good actor. He played the role of a p
