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Chapter 22
Author: Rissa
last update2025-04-22 00:22:25

"Are you done talking?" Damon turned to Albert, asking coldly.

Albert didn’t respond. His eyes rolled back, overwhelmed by pain. He was barely conscious.

Damon scoffed and stepped back, his hands twitching as if he were struggling to hold himself back from hitting him again.

Then Albert moved. Slowly, he pulled out his phone with his good hand, his fingers still covered in blood, and began pressing the screen. His hand shook, but he managed to make the call.

When the other end picked up, Albert rasped into the phone, voice weak but filled with hate.

"Boss… it’s me. I need you now. You have to stop this guy—he’s insane. He’s wrecked me, I’m barely hanging on. He says he’s not scared of you. Says he’s already beaten you before. I can’t… no, we can’t let him walk away with this! Please, come here fast. I’m at Velvet Noir club. And his name… Damon."

Meanwhile, across town, Santiago sat in his dimly lit office, a cigar smoldering in his hand. His desk was cluttered with papers, a half-emp
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