VLADIMIR Fury surged through my veins like molten lava, an unstoppable force that had been simmering beneath the surface since the tumultuous events of yesterday. Every moment of restraint I had clung to, every attempt to keep the tempest within, was shattered in the presence of Taylor. The dam that held back the flood of anger finally gave way, and my emotions erupted like a long-dormant volcano awakening with vengeance. The innocent expression on her face only served to stoke the flames of my anger further. How could she betray me like this? I had meticulously orchestrated everything from the beginning, creating a path for her to claim what was rightfully hers. Yet she chose to align herself with the very forces that sought to undermine me. Questions swirled in my mind like a turbulent