Chapter 1278: Chapter 1278

Chapter 1278:

His pupils were dilated with unmistakable madness. “Do you know how many ways I’ve come up with to torture you?”

Verruckt slowly tightened his grip. From this angle, Allison’s neck was exposed — so fragile, so vulnerable. He could break it with minimal effort.

The desire to find this woman and take revenge on her by any means had been his sole motivation to stay alive ever since their last meeting. But truth be told, Verruckt himself was surprised by his restraint.

why hadn’t he acted on his desire immediately?. Instead, he had confined her in this luxurious cage.

And then it dawned on him — he wanted to clip Allison’s wings and keep her in a cage. He wanted to possess her.

At this point, Verruckt wasn’t even sure if he hated Allison or if he harbored some other feelings for her. All he knew for certain was that he would never let her leave his clutches again. Even if she died, he wanted to possess her ashes.

A part of him had expected her to be frightened by her circumstances. Another part of him thought she might pretend to be sweet and obedient, as she had done before. But the Allison in front of him was just… cold, distant. She acted like she didn’t care whether she lived or died.

“I think I have a fair estimation of your hatred toward me,” Allison said, her voice steady. She had always known that Verruckt had a wild streak. “So, if you want revenge, just be done with it. Save us all the trouble.”

Verruckt scoffed and rolled his eyes. “Oh, your death won’t be easy.” He caressed her cheek, the gesture laden with intent, made all the more dangerous by its ambiguity.

“I want you to witness the grand spectacle I’ve planned.”

Allison sneered. “I’m not in the mood for this.”

𝖂𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗇 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝖋𝗈𝗋 galn𝗈v𝖊𝗅𝘀．𝖼𝗈𝗆

“But you don’t have options.”

Verruckt’s gaze raked over her with unsettling interest.

“You’ve been out cold for a while, so you probably don’t know that your mother, Lilyana, along with Kellan, has exposed the dirty little secret of human experiments in Vrining. I have to say, I didn’t expect you to be so bold.”

Allison’s brow furrowed. “How long have I been unconscious?”

“Three days.”

She didn’t respond immediately, exhaling in relief.

At least now she knew that Lilyana and Kellan were still alive.

Verruckt studied her reaction, seeing right through her.

“Do you actually think that’s a good thing?” His voice dripped with sarcasm. “Because of this, you’ve made a whole lot of enemies. There are countless people out there who want you dead.”

Allison had expected as much. After all, those experiments weren’t just any operation — they were the backbone of the elites in Vrining. With their precious projects now exposed and destroyed, it made perfect sense that they’d be after her, the one who set it all in motion.

“Not exactly new. Plenty of people have wanted me dead before.” She took her time looking him up and down. “And you’re one of them.”

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