MIA Viktor pierced me with glare the minute my request rolled out. Palpable tension churned between us as unspoken angry words hung in the air. I could feel how hard he was fighting to control his temper. “No.” One single word gritted out of his teeth that brooked no argument. But I wasn’t ready to give up. I wanted to see Gemma one last time. For years, I cowered in front of her, helpless and scared of what she would do to me. I’d begged for my life, for my freedom but she just dragged me from one hell to the other. And it was not just me who’d suffered but several other girls of my age. “Please, Viktor. I never asked anything of you—” “Ask me of anything else and I will give it to you but you are not going anywhere near her.” I knew I was poking a beast and maybe I’d pay for that l

