Power. Money. Status.<\/p>\n

Everything I have, I earned with blood, sweat, and tears\u2014the vicious scar on my cheek can attest to that fact.<\/p>\n

No one dares to go against me.<\/p>\n

And if someone tries?<\/p>\n

I punish and destroy them.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I\u2019m a monster born from agony and pain with no redeeming qualities, a hunter who seeks to catch his prey.<\/p>\n

He thinks he tricked me a long time ago by faking his death.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

There is one absolute law all monsters follow:<\/p>\n

In order to catch your prey, you need to have the perfect decoy.<\/p>\n

And what better decoy than the one person my prey craves the most.<\/p>\n

Her.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The beauty who seeks answers to explain her horrific past, and unfortunately for her\u2026I hold all the keys.<\/p>\n

I should stay away from her.<\/p>\n

Instead, I marry her and claim her as mine.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

After all\u2026<\/p>\n

Life is unbearable.<\/p>\n

And so am I.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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