Chapter 75 The Ringmaster's Obsession Ch14

• Rain pounded the canvas above, the tent straining under the weight of the storm. Lightning split the sky outside, and thunder rumbled like a drumroll before execution. Inside the Ringmaster’s private quarters, time stood still.
• Eris entered, soaked through, her red costume clinging like a second skin. She dropped her mask at the threshold, no longer hiding from the one man who had stolen everything—and who now held her heart in ruin.
• The Ringmaster stood in shadow, shirtless, scars glowing gold in the flickering oil lamplight. His eyes met hers, and the storm outside seemed to quiet.