Chapter 5 - The Apex Predator
"She's lying!" Valerie shrieked like a banshee, her face flushing crimson with pure, unadulterated fury. "She is a broke, pathetic peasant! She is trying to extort us for cash! Noah fell on his own!"
Valerie lunged forward with unhinged, wild eyes. She raised her hand, intending to violently slap Emily across the face to silence her.
But Dominic moved with explosive, blinding, cinematic speed.
He effortlessly caught Valerie’s wrist mid-air. His powerful grip locked around her arm like a steel vice. He didn't strike her. He simply twisted her wrist sharply downward, forcing the arrogant socialite to drop to her knees on the cold marble floor.
"Don't you ever try to touch her," Dominic growled, the sheer, demonic wrath radiating from his body paralyzing everyone in the room.
Valerie sobbed pathetically, her red designer gown pooling around her on the floor. "Dominic, please! I love you! I was just disciplining him! He needs structure! He's a burden!"
"You broke my son's spine," Dominic whispered lethally, the devastating, agonizing realization settling heavily into his bones.
He turned his intense gaze back to Emily. The last name 'Hayes' was still burning violently in his mind.
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"Three years ago, the police said a good Samaritan pulled Noah from the bottom of the stairs and stabilized his neck to save his life," Dominic said quietly. "But she disappeared before I could thank her. Her name was Emily Hayes."
👉 What undeniable, explosive proof is Emily hiding in the white silk dress?
