Chapter 103

• Sandro clenched the unsigned divorce papers in his hand, the crinkling of the documents echoing the futility of his recent visit to the asylum. Just as he had experienced before, Valerie's reaction had been nothing short of explosive; she had torn each paper to shreds, her violent rejection of their divorce palpable in the air around them.
• In that moment, he felt a surge of rage threatening to consume him, the thought of harming her with his own bare hands flickering through his mind like a dark flame.
• She seemed intent on remaining bound to him, fully aware that as long as she drew breath, any plans he harbored with Anastasia would remain unrealized. "I sincerely hope," he thought grimly to himself, "that I never find my way out of this place, because the first thing I would do is exact my revenge on that woman myself."