ADRIAN

I underestimated them. I let my guard down, thinking one hit was enough to paralyze them, thinking they would learn their lesson.

I calculated wrong.

So fucking wrong.

Those bastards struck where it would hurt the most. They targeted her because they knew she was the only one who could truly break me.

And here I was thinking this was merely Volko’s scheme—thinking it was just his lustful nature that got him into this mess.

It wasn't.

It was a meticulously calculated plan. They had mapped it out, set the trap days before the party, days before I had even decided to attend. They were waiting, and the moment...