⚠️ Content Warning
This chapter contains explicit depictions of physical and emotional abuse, including scenes of violence and distress. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Individuals who may find such content triggering or inappropriate particularly younger audiences are encouraged to skip this chapter.
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Rome's vision darkened.
A rush of heat and fury surged through him, drowning out all his remaining reason.
He didn't wait for them to close the distance, for their lips to meet.
Fueled by the rage and anguish he had been suppressing for days, he stormed with every step heavy with jealousy, betrayal, and pain.
His eyes burned, dark with the single desire to tear the two of them apart.
"R-Rome, stop!"
But he heard nothing. His fists swung again and again, slamming into Daniel, who didn't even try to fight back.
Instead, Daniel smirked through every blow, as if mocking him and savoring the sight of his anger.
That smirk only drove him deeper into madness.
