His fingers tightened around the phone until his knuckles turned white.
Lucian instinctively refused to believe it, yet his throat felt as though it were blocked by something heavy, leaving him unable to speak.
The person at the other end of the line grew anxious too.
"Lucian, please, stay calm. I just recognized the photo of you and your wife together that was found with the body... What if... what if it really is them?"
After a long silence, Lucian let out a cold, harsh laugh.
"Have you been bribed by Aurelia as well? How much did she pay you to play along with her little act? She even went so far as to produce bodies and fake photographs..." His cold, sharp gaze fixed on the image.
My face had decayed beyond recognition, and my limbs were broken and scattered from the fall.
