Gloria recoiled at the obsession in his eyes and took a wary step back. "You madman! Daniel, save..."
"Enough!" Vincent abruptly cut her off, raising his hand to signal toward the shadows.
Several well-trained bodyguards appeared swiftly and silently, seizing Gloria before she could utter a second cry for help.
*****
At Lakeside Villa, Gloria trembled uncontrollably as Vincent neared, her voice quivering as she asked, "Where is this? What do you want from me?"
"You're afraid of me?" Vincent's voice was tense.
A chill of bitterness seeped into his heart when he saw the unfamiliarity and fear in Gloria's eyes.
He gave a cold laugh. "You claim not to recognize me? This is the place that will make you remember!"
The villa doors opened before Gloria, revealing a brightly lit interio
