The Dying Man's Legacy

ston's elite. Jake's 25th birthday gal

r of it all, the heir apparent, flush

r, his scarred face drawing sta

t him,

fter what he di

exhibit, a mon

e. He spoke of his "ordeal," his "recover

oked direct

ke announced, his voice smooth and solic

approached Ethan with a glass

smirk playing on his lips. "To

m the caustic cleaning chemical Olivia had forced down his throat

aid, his voice hoa

ly looked uneasy. A flicker of someth

owed. He leaned i

ing? Can't you do this one small thi

esitation gone. Under Jake' s manipulative

rds Ethan, her

ded, her voice low but firm.

nt. Her hand on his arm, th

his head,

he stage, which had been displaying i

e screen. Hidden camera views from

bruised, being bruta

lop from a bowl on the

ng dragged to a solit

lled with his cries a

fell into a stunne

he screen, the raw dep

in, the terror, all

knees, his body sh

nds covering his scarred fac

iece by piece, in