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Under my discreet direction, the debt collectors found the address where they were living. The moment the door opened, faced with a wall of hulking, tattooed men, Jessica fainted on the spot. Ethan was dragged into a van and driven away fate.
to an unknown
The next time I heard about them, Jessica’s parents, desperate for the money, had taken a bride price and married her off to some lecherous old creep in the countryside. As for Ethan, the loan sharks had beaten him, broken both his legs, and sold him into a hu- man trafficking ring. His days of sunlight were over.
When I learned of their fates, I was in my villa’s private starlight theater, watching a movie and nibbling on pastries prepared by my
French chef.
Every gift that fate bestows has a secret price tag. And the greedy, sooner or later, will alwa
pay for what they’ve done.
(The End)
