Chapter 1 - THE NIGHT THE GLASS SHATTERED

The luxurious marble and hardwood foyer was designed to showcase wealth, but tonight it witnessed an act of unforgivable cruelty that changed everything.
Michael, wearing a sharp black tuxedo that masked his dark nature, stood over the terrifying destruction he had just caused.
Without a shred of remorse, he had violently thrown his wife, Victoria, straight into an expensive glass display cabinet.
The deafening crash of shattering glass echoed through the mansion as Victoria collapsed lifelessly onto the floor in her shimmering silver sequin dress.
Standing in the shadows, Elena, the terrified housekeeper, clamped her hands over her mouth, absolutely paralyzed by fear as she watched the monster reveal his true colors.
The horrifying silence was broken by the rapid, frantic footsteps of seven-year-old Mia rushing down the grand staircase.
Seeing her mother motionless among the jagged glass shards, the little girl dropped to her knees, sobbing uncontrollably and begging her mom to get up.
But Michael wasn't finished.
Gripping a heavy iron fire poker, his eyes turned completely cold and merciless as he aggressively stepped toward his young daughter.
He fully intended to intimidate the little girl into silence, believing he held absolute power over everyone in the household.
He thought he had planned the perfect crime and isolated them from all outside help.
But as he loomed over Mia, the little girl wiped her tears and refused to back away.
Staring directly into her abusive father's eyes, she screamed a terrifying warning that instantly froze the blood in his veins.
The arrogant sneer wiped completely off Michael's face, replaced by an expression of pure, paralyzing dread.
The one man on earth Michael truly feared had just bypassed the estate's heavy security gates.
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And hell was coming with him.
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