Though Dorian had braced himself, the revelation still plunged him into an icy abyss.
All this time, he had believed he was keeping a harmless little rabbit, never imagining it was a venomous snake coiled around his neck, constantly flicking its tongue at those close to him, even sizing him up, waiting for the moment to swallow him whole. And he had been utterly oblivious to it all!
Dorian rose to his feet, his gaze burning into Aurora's face, now drained of all color. "You told me your pitiful stories, begged for my compassion. I took you in as my bed servant, sheltered you. For three years, I defied my mother, neglected Isabella, schemed to get you a title. And this is how you repay my calculations? Now you have even murdered my mother!"
Aurora collapsed to the floor. Faced with the e
