Chapter 78

Cassandra narrowed her eyes at Julian, trying to conceal the rising panic within her chest. "What do you mean, she's your sister?" she demanded, her voice sharp with incredulity. "You're lying." Julian's sinister grin widened, relishing the turmoil he was causing. "Oh, but I'm not," he taunted. "Kira and I share the same blood." Emma's eyes darted between Cassandra and Julian, disbelief etched across her face. "That's impossible," she interjected, her voice shaking with a mix of confusion and denial. "And her name is Samantha." Claire, ever composed, eyed Julian with a cold intensity. "This is not the time for family revelations," she snapped, her tone tinged with impatience. "Let Samantha go if you would like to keep your head attached to your body." Julian's laughter echoed through the narrow corridor, chilling them to the bone. "Violence is the only thing you and your filthy kind know," he sneered, his grip on Samantha tightening as she struggled for air, "The same reason, Kira