Chapter 6 - The Unseen Witness
Mara cowered slightly, but Lila remained seated on the high bed, staring directly into Viktor’s eyes. She showed no fear, only the quiet understanding of a child who knew the truth. Viktor glanced down at the little girl, sneering with open contempt. "Get this mute brat out of my sight," Viktor sneered at Mara. "She's been creeping around my corridors all morning."
"She is neither mute nor blind, Viktor," a voice rasped from the bed.
Viktor froze in place, his face draining of all color as Damian slowly opened his eyes and sat up against the tufted headboard. Though his body was weak from the poison, Damian’s eyes held a terrifying, lethal authority that made the two bodyguards behind Viktor instinctively step back.
"Boss... you're alive," Viktor stammered, trying desperately to regain his composure as his hand twitched toward his inner coat pocket. "I was only trying to secure your assets... for the family..."
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"You were securing your reward from the rival cartel," Damian said coldly, his voice echoing in the silent luxury bedroom. "You thought my maid was too terrified to speak, and you thought her daughter was too useless to understand what you were doing. You forgot that quiet eyes see everything."
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