Chapter 182

I blinked at the man seated before me, who unexpectedly didn't own an ounce of the amusement he had driven the conversation with. He searched my face, reading my restricted expressions, and there and then, I knew it wasn't impossible that he heard my heartbeat go silent.

"That's not my choice to make," my strangled voice finally came up, "Adler decided to leave Campani..."

"Bullshit," he said with an even voice, "You don't know what you're doing, do you?"

He stood up and walked towards me, and I sighed when he passed me and returned with a porcelain vase. Studying its intricate designs and humming out his approval as he found his seat.

"Adler is a wild animal," he gave a quick laugh, "He and I like to say that I was the reason he turned out this way: bloodthirsty, beastly strength, and insatiable," He placed the vase on the table, catching my attention once again, "That is far from the truth, Adler was born this way. His mother's death only made it unmanageable,"

I whispered as if to