Ria shook her head repeatedly.

Klein scoffed.

He turned toward the empty road before looking back at her.

“Ethan…”

“Alpha Moon…”

“What exactly were they planning against me?”

Ria swallowed hard before answering.

“I only wanted to return to where I came from.”

She gestured around her.

“This place…”

“None of this has anything to do with me.”

“I came here for revenge against Ethan…”

“…the man I called my father.”

“He was always a monster to me…”

“…and to my mother.”

She let out a long breath.

“But somehow…”

“He kept proving he was an even bigger demon.”

She scoffed bitterly.

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