Chapter 108

An odd laughter escaped Douglas’s lips as he stared at Mark in disdain.

“You do have some guts. I see why you must have been sent down here. What makes you think I would listen to you?”

Mark spat out a bloody spittle. Using the remaining strength inside of him, he tried to make Douglas see reason.

“The only reason they are both here is because of me. They knew nothing about my plans. Seth, my cousin here, only asked me to help him with his bake shop. And I had tried to manipulate Miranda by making her agree to my plans. Please, I will do whatever you want me to. But let them go.”

“You don’t know me then. I won’t spare anyone, not even if you mean a lot to me,” Douglas huffed as his eyes met with that of Miranda.

He had somehow thought she was his actual mate that would make him feel the tingly sensation of what they call love. Douglas had been ready to release himself to her and let her be the author of the rest of his life. But then, just like any regu