CHAPTER 71~GABRIELLA'S POV~“VALERIE!!!” I screamed at the top of my voice as I watched Valerie leap into the well of lava. As she dropped in, I went completely silent with a shocked expression on my face.“No… Noooo!” I yelled again as tears filled my eyes.“Oww!” Her voice sounded after a loud thud from inside the well.“Huh?” I raised my head to face the well again and got up from the ground. “Valerie? Are you okay?” I asked, walking toward the hole in the ground.I hadn't gone any distance when I saw Valerie rising up from the ground. She had landed safely on top of the large circle, which served as the top of the tower elevator and covered the lava well. She rose to the level of the ground I stood on and stopped.“I'm definitely not okay; I think I broke a bone trying to sacrifice myself,” Valerie replied. I burst into laughter, tears streaming from my eyes as I rushed to hug her.“What happened? I thought you were a goner,” I said, placing my palms on her cheeks.“I'm not sure,

CHAPTER 73~GABRIELLA'S POV~I got back on my feet and walked away from him. I could hear the other maids giggling as they watched me. One of the maids, who was about the same age as my younger brother, stepped forward with her item. Her entire body shook in fear, and she had a worried look on her face.Even without looking back, I could tell she had gone through something traumatic at the hands of Elvis. He had committed so many atrocities with the maids in the past, and his mother and father never said anything about it.As I walked toward the exit of the hall, I heard him say, “Drop your item along with the others. Come meet me in my room later tonight; if you don't, I'll send my guards to come find you.”“Ye-yes, my lord,” She said it softly, trembling, and her voice was barely audible. She dropped her item on top of the pile and walked away, tears streaming from her eyes. She walked past me, and I turned to her. I couldn't tell who she was because my family had numerous maids in

CHAPTER 75~GABRIELLA'S POV~Elvis slapped Aralynn, then pushed her to the ground. He kneeled before her and continued to punch her repeatedly, his eyes filled with rage and insanity.As I watched in silence, tears filled my eyes. I didn't know why, but somehow I felt a bit of remorse for this woman who had tortured me all my life. Elvis continued to hit her, and blood started to pour out of her mouth.He raised his hand, and claws shot out of his fingers. I tightened my fist and clenched my teeth as my brows furrowed. My eyes turned a firey blue, and as he swung his claws at my mother's face, I kicked the door open and rushed toward him.“You ungrateful imbecile!” I yelled angrily, tears streaming from my eyes. With power I never knew I had, I grabbed my brother's throat and slammed his head into the wall repeatedly until he spat out blood.“After all she's done for you, this is how you repay your own mother!!” I yelled, throwing my fists at him in a fit of rage. Each punch I landed o

CHAPTER 77~3RD PERSON'S POV~“Check mate!” Derren said as he moved his chess piece. Maria's eyes widened in shock as she examined the pieces on the board.“No! You cheated! I'm not playing this game with you anymore,” she said, folding her arms on her chest and furrowing her eye brows.“Common, I've won you ten times in a row; don't be like that. I'm just really good at the game. No one can beat me at chess,” Derren said with a smirk, relaxing on his seat's backrest.“You can keep your silly games and swollen head to yourself. I'll go play with someone who doesn't cheat,” Maria said with an upset expression on her face.Derren got up from his seat and walked over to her side of the table. He placed his palms on her shoulders and massaged them gently.“Don't do that; if you go look for someone else to play this game with, then I'll have no one to keep me happy and support me in my lowest moments,” Derren said.“Derren, it's just a chess game,” Maria said.Derren giggled a bit, then pu

CHAPTER 79~3RD PERSON'S POV~“It's been 4 days straight, and Gabriella and the others haven't returned. I just hope nothing bad has happened to them,” Steven said, pacing around in his office.“Don't worry, I'm sure they'll be fine. Besides, they have Valerie to guide them; they'll return home eventually,” Clarabelle said with a worried expression on her face. She had come into Steven's office to deliver his meal.“I know, I just can't help but worry if only I could leave the dumb building,” Steven said, sitting on his desk.Clarabelle was surprised by his behavior. She had never seen her alpha so worried about someone before. He was usually this grumpy, serious person, and he never even spoke a word to his maids unless it was an order.“Could it be because of... Gabriella? Come to think of it, the alpha changed a lot when she came to the mansion. He smiles a lot more and speaks with his maids more. He is no longer the ruthless alpha we all once feared,” Clarabelle thought to herself