Chapter 353
Chapter 353:
“Watch it again,” Rose whispered, her face inches from Camille’s ear. “Watch what I did to your precious foundation. To your guests. To everything you built.”
On the largest screen, flames erupted through the hotel’s glass facade. People screamed, stumbling through smoke. Emergency lights flashed across terrified faces. Camille closed her eyes.
“NO!” Rose grabbed Camille’s jaw, forcing her head toward the screen. “You don’t get to look away. Not until you understand what it feels like to lose everything.”
Camille met her sister’s gaze. “I already know what that feels like. You taught me that lesson two years ago.”
Rose laughed, the sound sharp and wrong. She looked different now—thinner, with dark circles under her eyes. Her once-perfect appearance had crumbled like everything else in her life.
“You think you know loss?” Rose turned up the volume. The screams grew louder. “Alexander was barely scratched last time. Victoria survived. Even your pathetic parents walked away.” Her fingers dug into Camille’s shoulders. “That was just practice.”
“What do you want from me, Rose?” Camille’s voice remained steady despite the fear churning in her stomach. “To cry? To beg? Would that finally make you…”
Rose moved to a smaller laptop and tapped a key. The screen showed Alexander pacing in what looked like a command center, his face drawn with worry as he spoke urgently to agents.
“He’s looking for you. So desperate,” Rose smiled, running her finger across the screen as if touching his face. “I’ve left enough breadcrumbs to keep them searching in all the wrong places.”
“Leave him out of this,” Camille said, fighting to keep her voice level. “This is between us.”
“Between us?” Rose’s voice rose. “No. You brought them all into it when you turned them against me. When you stole back everything that should have been mine.”
She crouched in front of Camille, her eyes bright with an emotion that went beyond hatred. “Do you know what comes next? After you’ve had enough time to imagine all the horrible ways I could hurt him?”
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Camille didn’t answer.
“I’m going to let you watch me kill him. Not quickly, that would be too kind.” Rose’s words came faster now, her breathing uneven. “I’ll make it last. And I’ll make sure he knows you’re watching. That you can’t save him.”
The calm Camille had maintained began to crack. Her heart pounded against her ribs. Alexander. The thought of him suffering at Rose’s hands tore through her defenses.
“You’re going to fail,” Camille said, her voice low. “Just like you failed at the hotel. Just like you’ve failed at everything else.”
Rose’s hand struck Camille’s face, hard enough to snap her head to the side. The coppery taste of blood filled her mouth.
“I didn’t fail!” Rose screamed, losing the calculated control she’d maintained. “They lived because they were lucky! Not this time. Not with what I have planned.”
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