Chapter 2

Chapter 2: The Kick of Fury
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" I roared, striding fiercely toward her.
My bride jumped. Her perfectly made-up face turned as white as a corpse. "My love… listen to me… he’s a little thief… he wanted to ruin our wedding!"
But the boy inside had spotted me. He sobbed loudly, and with a filthy, scratch-covered little finger, he pointed directly at my bride’s face. "SHE DID IT! SHE LOCKED ME IN HERE!"
The maid fell to her knees, covering her face as she wept. "Please, sir… I beg of you, step back…"
Something inside me snapped completely. The composure of an aristocratic heir vanished. Without uttering another word, I took a step back, channeling all my strength into my right leg.
I launched a brutal kick against the elegant door.
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CRASH! The glass exploded into a thousand shards, raining over the floor like shattered diamonds.
The maid rushed inside, gathering the trembling boy into her arms as he buried his tearful face into her shoulder.