Warning:
This chapter contains references to violence and suicidal thoughts. Please do not read if this may trigger you.
“No…” I whispered again.
“No?” he echoed, his voice almost amused.
“No. I can’t betray him. I can’t leave him.”
“You’re speaking of my son?” He laughed, a cold and cutting sound. “You hardly know him, little sunshine.”
He said sunshine the exact same way Dorian did. A shiver ran down my spine.
“I know him better than I know myself,” I answered firmly. “He is my mate, Mr. Gray.”
“He’s my son, yes. But he’s also the monster I raised with my own hands.”
“He is not a monster.”
“Come,” he said with a gesture. “Let me show you something.”
I couldn’t resist, though every fiber of me screamed not to follow.
He opened a hidden door and what I saw froze me in horror. T
