“Don’t like my gift, Marcus?” I asked innocently. “Oh, right! You prefer cutting off limbs. So, I’m still soft for you, huh? I’ll remember next time.”
Judy fumed, pulling at Marcus, demanding he avenge her. But he only watched me for a long time before finally turning and leaving with his men.
Melody's POV
“Melody, remember, things won’t end so easily.”
And he was right. The consequences came quicker than I expected. That very night, Marcus gathered every doctor in the syndicate to treat Judy. He threatened them with their own lives, demanding not a single scar remain on her pretty face.
By the time the news reached me, I was at the aquarium, feeding the sharks.
I clicked my tongue. “Been a while since you’ve had meat, huh? Getting cranky, little one?”
I sprinkled food into the water, my voice calm and coaxing. “Don’t worry. I'll feed you well soon.”
His face tight with anger, Samuel Woolery draped a coat over my shoulders. “Sir’s gone too far this time. It’s the first time he’s turned against you over some woman. If it weren’t for your support, the syndicate never would’ve landed in his hands.”