NovelFinishChapter 619 Ferdinand's other hand gently stroked her hair. "That depends on you, Bryn. I'm nothing like Stewart. From the very beginning, I've been a devil through and through. I've killed more people than I could ever count." Briony clung to his shirt, her whole body trembling violently.
Seeing her shake like that, Ferdinand's eyes darkened with disappointment.
"Bryn, don't pretend you're so innocent. You're the one who taughtwhat it means to love and lose. Because of you, I had to put on this mask, acting the good guy just to get close to you, to win you over-but why wouldn't you letin? Why is your heart so cold, no matter how hard I try to warm it?" "Ferdinand, I'm begging you," she pleaded, voice breaking. "I'll do anything you want-just please, leave my family out of this. Don't hurt my friends, don't touch them..." She looked up at him, nothing but terror in her eyes, tears blurring her vision. She looked so heartbreakingly fragile.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtA sharp ache twisted in Ferdinand's chest.
He loved her he truly did so why could she only ever see the darkness in him? Why did she never feel the good? "Bryn, you don't have to be afraid. I won't kill you. I couldn't bear to." He brushed her hair again, his voice almost gentle. "Unlike Stewart, I don't have the glow of the Wentworth family name. My father was a madman, my mother a puppet. Anything I ever wanted, I had to claw my way toward myself. Back when I was scraping by in Myanmar, I started at the very bottom and fought my way up- betrayal, bloodshed, all of it. The higher I climbed, the more they wanteddead." He paused, eyes fixed on her. "You're the only one, Bryn-the only person who ever reached out a hand toas I struggled up." Briony shook her head, biting down hard on her lip.
If she'd known what kind of man he was, she never would have saved him that night-never.
"Bryn, I wouldn't be standing here if it weren't for you. You're the reason for all of this." Ferdinand leaned in, his lips near her ear, voice cold as the grave. "You saved me, broughtback to life. Every life I've taken since, it's as if you put the knife in my hand. Bryn, your hands aren't clean." "No!" Briony cried, twisting away and shoving at him. She stumbled backward and crashed to the floor, breath coming in ragged sobs.
Ferdinand stood over her, gaze icy and unyielding.
"Bryn, want to hear a secret?" he asked softly.
Briony clamped her hands over her ears, voice raw with panic. "No! I don't want to know I don't want to hear anything!" Ferdinand crouched down, took her wrists, and pulled her hands away.
"Randolph Driscoll. I killed him myself, right in front of Stewart. I made sure he suffered." Briony's eyes flew wide, her struggles frozen in shock.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe stared at Ferdinand, and in that moment, all the violence he kept hidden blazed in his eyes.
"Bullet after bullet tore through Randolph's body. He was loyal to the end-he died shielding Stewart. If he'd been just a little bit selfish, if he'd stepped aside for even a second, Stewart would have died that night instead." Briony could only stare at him, numb with horror.
"Do you understand, Bryn? The one who was supposed to die that night was Stewart. But why?" Ferdinand let out a sharp, bitter laugh. "Why would Randolph sacrifice himself for Stewart? If Stewart had died the only person you'd have met that night would have been me. I'd have been your savior." Briony shook her head, disbelief etched across her face.
Randolph's death-it was Ferdinand all along?
шо "Ferdinand..." she whispered, her voice trembling "Who are you?" The ove content is on novelenglish.net! He gave a low, mirthless laugh. "You really want to know, Bryn?"
En He gripped her chin, forcing her to look him. "Don't be in such a rush Once you're my bride, I'll show you the world that truly be shows.
me."
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