Chapter 5

When I awoke, I found myself still lying in the villa's garden, surrounded by emptiness. It felt as though my entire body had been dismantled and hastily put back together—each step was like walking on a bed of nails, accompanied by a relentless ringing in my head.

I stumbled home in a

Chapter 6

Enoch had heard the sound of a busy phone line enough times to finally lose his temper, smashing his phone in frustration. His friends, gathered around him, exchanged puzzled looks, unable to grasp the reason for Enoch's fury.

"Why was Sage covered in blood? You were only supposed to pu

Chapter 7

The plane landed, and Valerie was already there waiting for me with a bouquet of flowers. As soon as I hugged her, I couldn't hold back the flood of tears. The physical pain and emotional torment I'd endured seemed to dissolve in her comforting presence.

Valerie gently patted my back, m