Chapter 134 - I had failed him.

Claire

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Blood...

Blood stained my hands...

Vincenzo's blood...

I stared at the crimson stains, a sickening reminder of the violence I had unleashed. The weight of guilt pressed down on me, suffocating and relentless.

I never intended for things to escalate like this. My plan had spiraled out of control, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

His brothers ripped him away from me as they took him to a hospital in a car while I remained alone, crumpled on the floor of his father's bedroom, the metallic scent of blood heavy in the air, clinging to my skin.

I did this. It's my doing. I pulled the strings. I may not have pulled the trigger, but all this blood is on my hands.

I never thought this plan could have such circumstances. How could I have been so blind, so foolish? The guilt gnawed at me, consuming me from the inside out.

I had been so consumed by my desire to take down his father from his throne, so focused on tearing him down, that I had failed to consider the co