Jakob looked at Killian for a moment before walking away. As he passed the lobby where Rachel was, he waved the guard to let her go. Rachel looked at him with hatred in her eyes. She gathered herself together and rushed to the kitchen where Killian was crying in pain when Jakob grabbed her by the arm and pulled him to his chest. She looked up at him in disgust as he smiled down at her. His pale blue eyes shone with darkness.
"Be careful next time, Rachel. If I caught you escaping with him ever again, I'll make sure I burn your whole family down along with you and that useless son of mine."
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Present day
My forehead creased as I caught the glazed look in Rachel's eyes. "Killian was an unwanted child by his father," she said, breaking the silence.
"Jakob Schmidt was a man of gr
