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Intro. It's been a long time, hasn't it, my love? Years have passed, yet the memory of your cruel laughter still rings in my ears, as fresh as yesterday. You thought you destroyed me, left me for dead. But phoenixes rise from ashes, stronger and fiercer than before. And now, you stand before the monster you created, ready to fulfill the destiny you so carelessly cast aside. You were always meant to be mine. And what Julian Thorne wants, Julian Thorne takes, no matter the cost.

Lotus

@Karuna