Chapter 29

Chloe stepped out of the steamy shower, tendrils of warmth clinging to her skin. She wrapped herself in a plush towel, her thoughts wandering to Jo, her beloved fiancé, the demon spawn that she would share her life with. But as she reached for her phone, her heart skipped a beat at the sight of a note resting on the bed.

With trembling hands, she picked it up, her eyes scanning the words written in Jo’s familiar handwriting.

“Chloe,” it began, her name written with a tenderness that made her chest tighten.

Chloe,

This is the last time I've found this ring off your finger. If I find it one more time, you will be punished. I left it on the counter by your dresser.

As she read on, her pulse quickened with each word. Jo had left with a sense of urgency. He never could be friendly, and that annoyed her. How hard was it to be nice? I don’t think this man knows what it is to be nice.

He has a black heart made of stone.

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