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On the day of the wedding, the big screen suddenly displayed images of my sister being kidnapped.
Two fierce dogs with glowing red eyes were tearing at my sister's legs, leaving them a bloody mess. She was crying and screaming at the camera.
"Big sis, I know I was wrong. I'll never try to steal Fletcher and our brothers' affection from you again. Please let me go, I'm begging you, big sis!"
My husband Fletcher and my three brothers were furious. That very day, they threw me into the darkest underground fight club in River City.
For the next six months, I spent my days fighting vicious beasts for scraps of food in giant iron cages. At night, I was forced to entertain animal trainers from various countries.
In that fight club, even the lowest-ranking janitor could barge into my room at will, leering as they subjected me to the utmost humiliation.
Today, six months later, a foul-smelling old fellow leered at me with a twisted expression as he pulled up his pants.
"I heard Mr. Sterling is coming to pick you up today. What a shame, no more fun to be had."
But I just numbly lowered my head and got dressed.
I need to hurry, or those beasts will steal all of today's food.

The Dying Embers

"But we didn't mean to, we didn't know what kind of life you were living in the fight club, we really didn't know, we were wrong, Vivienne."


"We just didn't know how to balance the relationship between you and Violet for a moment, we didn't think it through, Vivienne... But please, Vivienne, you'll always be our sister, you can't not come home with us..."


I smiled and asked the question we'd all been deliberately avoiding for some time.


"Where's Violet? Where is she now, and have you all figured out the truth about what happened?"


Big Bro clenched his fists tightly, looking at me with eyes full of heartache and guilt.


"We investigated everything that happened during those six months at the fight club, and we also checked the surveillance footage of you and Violet talking on the balcony during the welcome-home party. The fight club has been shut down now, and everyone who hurt you has received their due punishment."


Chapter 9