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“I did,” she answered immediately.

“Why are you lying to me?” Victor asked calmly.

“I am not lying,” she said. “I killed him.”

“You are protecting someone, little witch,” he said coldly. “I am not a fool. I will break you.”

“You can try,” Aria said. “I thrive where others barely survive. I won’t break down that easily.”

Victor laughed. “We will see about that.”

He walked up to her and bent down to be at eye-level with her. I couldn’t see his face.

“One more time, Aria,” he said. “Who killed Calvin?”

“I did,” she said calmly, looking him in the eyes.

He raised his hand and slapped her.

I flinched and growled loudly. My blood started boiling. My vision blackened.

“Calm down, Nick,” Annie said loudly. “It will be over soon.”

Victor stood up and started walking away. “This is just the beginning, little witch. I will break you and you will be mine.”

The lights shut off and we heard the door close. The video ended.

CHAPTER SIXTY – The Clue

Gabriel’s POV

I stared at Annie’s laptop. My whole body was trembling.

He hit her. He touched her.

Nick was shaking next to me. I don’t think he realized, but he hasn’t stopped growling since the moment Annie played the video.

“Why did you insist we watch this?” Jacob asked, his voice trembling.

“Because she told us where she is,” Cassie said with a small smile.

My eyes snapped to her.

“What?” Nick, Jacob, and I asked at the same time.

Cassie took the laptop and played the video again. It was the part where Victor was asking her who killed Calvin.

“You are protecting someone, little witch,” he said. “I am not a fool. I will break you.”

“You can try,” Aria said defiantly. “I thrive where others barely survive. I won’t break down that easily.”

Cassie hit a pause and looked at us. “I thrive where others barely survive. Curious choice of words, don’t you think?”

I furrowed my eyebrows.

“Get to the point,” Nick snapped at her.

I grabbed his arm. “Calm down, Nick.”

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