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Chapter 48 - Cherie
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Cherie is Marle’s daughter - my enemy’s failsafe. The fact doesn’t anger me, it’s that those close to me knew about her lineage and decided I would be better off not knowing. How does this help me in any fucking way? My father knows how much I hate lies. Fuck, even Viktor knows how I despise dishonesty but they decided to do it, anyway? Can I still look them in the eye after this? Would I want to?The scream that rips through Cherie’s mother is cut off by my claws as I behead her. Her husband cries out at the sight, so I position the head in front of him so it can stare up at him while I leave him hanging there alone.Sobbing next to the body of his headless wife.I walk out of the dungeon and make my way back toward the edge of the forest. Today went from easy to fucked up within the space of a few minutes. Fuck, I need to calm myself down before heading back in there. The last thing I want is to lash out at Cherie, because I doubt she knew who her mother truly was. There was no m
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