PRESENT

After narrating, Maximus burst into laughter, his voice echoing around the room.

"Who would have thought the dumbass would end up marrying my daughter?" An evil grin spread across his lips.

Tatiana's mind was blank. Cassius had his first kill at thirteen?! That was a blow.

She had witnessed Cassius's rough side before—the day he almost killed Zero with his bare hands and how he had tortured Nathan.

"You're not after me, you're after him," Tatiana said, finally understanding Maximus's intention.

"Good girl."

"What made you like this?" she asked in a whisper.

"The world," he replied.

"The world? What the heck do you want?" She asked the question...