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"When I got to the scene of the massacre-" Dimitri stopped suddenly and cleared his throat awkwardly.

I turned to him with a questioning look. He rubbed his mouth with the palm of his hand in passing before continuing.

'By the time I got to your family's house it was too late. Me and Viktor only had time to visit the place briefly because our main goal at that time was to confirm your condition, but we didn't find your body ... "

"So that's why you guys thought I was still alive" I muttered under my breath.

"Of course." His voice turned deeper. "Even though we didn't know each other at that time but you are my fiance?. At first I thought they kidnapped you, but it turns out you ran away with your uncle."

I turned my gaze to the rocky road in front of me while my throat felt tight. "Did ... you see the bodies of my parents there?"

Dimitri didn't answer my question right away. I could feel his hesitation before he finally opened his mouth again.

'I saw Gregory Gold's body, while your mo