Amara's POV
Rupert's gaze remained locked on me.
Based on looks alone, he didn't seem threatening at all.
He appeared gentle, friendly, and humble - like the perfect neighbor boy.
Too bad I'd done my homework after discovering Anubis had reached Merida Metro.
Anubis's true identity remained a mystery; his origins were murky, though he was likely Eldorian. An orphan, he'd been taken in by a white family in Xanthia.
At ten years old, he'd poisoned his adoptive parents and their biological kids, then disappeared.
He'd later joined Valorian gangs in Xanthia.
His youth, coupled with natural cunning, let him pull off crimes without suspicion, eventually earning the gang leader's trust as a godson.
Naturally, crime bosses collected godchildren like trophies. Despite the family terminology, these kids were just pawns, disposable weapons. It meant nothing special.
