Chapter 69

AUTHOR'S POV [ADLER'S]

"Addie, she's dead still. Now quit bugging my phone every minute like I did the drugging."

A deafening tone marked the end as Adler returned the phone to the desk.

Give Rune a little power, and expect to be reminded of how much one was a helpless idiot who needed him.

Adler fell back against the seat, the same one he had stood behind and betrayed her trust. He raised his face to the ceiling, counting sheep; he had to do it, or else she'd be walking out of the manor with zero chance of staying alive.

And to Vito? Did she crave death or mistreatment? Judging from the text messages he had the fortune of stumbling upon after he moved her to the hospital.

He had had no clue what he was after being in her room and just looking around until the phone's vibration caught his attention.

The more he read, the more he felt his blood steam. Whoever this man was, if he hadn't caused a massive share of her trauma, then he had caused