Chapter 279

• Carmen stood silently in the Silverfang Hotel’s private box, her gaze fixed on the trembling figures before her as they devoured the towering cakes. To her, it was not a grotesque sight but a flawless performance—an execution of punishment wrapped in sugar.
• Only when the last crumb vanished, when each parasite collapsed to the floor clutching their swollen stomachs, too weak to lift a finger, did Carmen incline her head ever so slightly. Satisfied, she turned and left without a word.
• At the entrance, Duke fell into step beside her.