Chapter 296

Chapter 296:

A wicked smile curled at her lips.

“Surprise, surprise,” she added, eyes gleaming with something dark.

Her jaw tightened as she held his gaze, the sheer force of her stare pinning him in place.

It took every ounce of self-control not to slam his head against the wall, but she reminded herself—

She had a plan.

She had to stick to it.

“I… I thought you were dead…” Ray stammered, beads of sweat forming along his forehead.

His words barely made it past his lips, mumbled and panicked, as if scolding himself for speaking them out loud.

It was as if a bucket of ice had been dumped over him.

His body went rigid.

This couldn’t be real.

After weeks lost in the woods, she should have been long dead.

His mind spiraled, thoughts racing in every direction.

Aurora’s presence wasn’t just unexpected—

It was dangerous.

She had to be dealt with.

Quickly.

Feel the thrill at gαℓησν𝒆𝓁s﹒𝚌o𝓂

Before she ruined everything.

“News flash,” she said, her voice laced with smug amusement, “this is me, in the flesh.”

She spun in a slow, taunting circle before him, her confidence burning into his skin like fire.

Any restraint she had left evaporated.

The sight of him sickened her.

There was no need to play it cool anymore.

She didn’t need to stalk.

She didn’t need to wait.

She would see him destroyed.

“I just came to tell you,” she said, her voice low and lethal, “that your days in this castle are numbered.”

Her eyes darkened with promise.

“When the time is right, you and your accomplice will face your fate.”

A wicked smirk tugged at her lips.

“And when that time comes—”

“Your carcass will rot where you stand.”

“Be fed to the beasts in the woods,” she declared confidently, blinking back the tears that blurred her vision.

“You took the most precious part of me away. You stole my motherhood. Expect hell, Ray.”

Her body radiated heat as rage consumed her.

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