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ELEANOR

“What the fuck happened?!” Elijah stormed inside the room, darting his eyes to Adrian’s before mine.

My hands trembled above my lap. I stared wide-eyed at Adrian not daring to see the look on Elijah nor Veronyka’s face when they saw Adrian on the floor. Groaning in pain.

“What did you do?” Veronyka’s words rang inside my head. Each word was firm as she narrowed her eyes at me.

“I…I’m sorry” I whispered.

“No, you’re not. Look at him!” Veronyka pointed her finger at Adrian who struggled to get up on his feet. Elijah was quick to help him and he managed to get him to stand. However, as soon as he did he shoved Elijah and he stumbled backwards.

My gaze fixed on Adrian’s chest. It was sweating. His breathing slowly increasing its pace, making me feel a twinge of anxiety as I stared at him now. He was gripping his arm while pushing his back hard against the wall. The way he stood in an awkward stance let me know he was rendered a broken knee.

Scrambling out of the bed, I