Hurt Again

THE DEVIL'S PREY

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN

But just as he turned to leave, Pa Anthonio's voice stopped him cold.

"You always were a stubborn boy." The old man exhaled a puff of smoke, his sharp eyes gleaming with something sinister and somewhat evil. "First, you hesitate to kill the girl… and now, you spare a child?"

Xavier froze.

Emily

His pulse slowed, steady—controlled—but inside, a storm raged.

He turned back, his gaze unreadable. "What are you talking about?"

Pa Anthonio chuckled, shaking his head as he leaned forward. "Don't play dumb with me, boy. I know everything that happens under my empire. Even the things you think you've kept hidden."

He reached for his glass, swirling the whiskey before taking a slow sip. Then, he spoke again, his voice as smooth as silk, yet razor-sharp.