Chapter 23

Victoria POV

I didn't want to believe what I was seeing. Was Vincenzo Dante Volkov truly a madman hiding in a deceptively normal human body?

Fear clenched around me like a vice, freezing my scream in my throat. My eyes stayed glued to the gruesome scene before me—a poor man, alive but helpless, being devoured by ravenous rats. Who would've guessed those tiny monsters could turn so vicious? Then again, a bucketful of them could become a force of terror.

We sat in the secluded VVIP section of the bar, Vincenzo sipping his drink as if the horrific sight meant nothing. I sat beside him, numb. The pounding music faded around me as dread took over.

Suddenly, my phone buzzed, and one glance at the caller ID sent a chill down my spine. I had to get far enough from Vincenzo to answer, so I excused myself and slipped into th