James clutched his hands when he saw the photo of Tessa's face tied to a wooden chair with a face full of bruises. James felt guilty that Tessa had to participate in Darius' dirty game.

"Damn it! I won't let you get away again, Darius; this time I'll send you straight to hell without mercy." James promised to repay Darius many times over for what the man had done to Tessa.

"Just shut up; don't reply to that asshole's emails. I'm sure he's making plans for me to fall into his trap." James would not be easily provoked; he would think this through before he acted.

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