David, with a black eye and dried blood on his lip, was fiercely gripping the neck of one of the men in black, pinning him against a gnarled tree trunk.Around them, five other men in black lay on the ground, barely breathing."Tell me, who sent you?" David's low voice echoed through the woods, dang
After what seemed like an eternity but was actually less than a minute of deathly silence, Selina, who had been in a corner towards the back, slowly stood up.Among the crouching crowd, she stood out starkly.Those around her glared with anger and resentment, as if she were the villain who had plant
From afternoon until nightfall, Selina was jostled around in the car, feeling dizzy. Finally, she was roughly pulled out.Before she could catch her breath, a black hood was thrown over her head, plunging her into darkness. She could only smell a mix of acrid rot and burnt odors around her.Faintly,
The night grew colder. The men in black quietly left, leaving only three behind - two in the excavators and one watching David."Mr. Wilson, make your choice quickly. They won't last much longer," he sneered.On cue, the excavator operators shook the arms, making the already uncomfortable Selina fee
Just before he hit the ground, he kicked David hard, sending him flying towards the falling Amanda.The collision changed Amanda's trajectory, and she landed in a nearby dumpster.It all happened in a flash, too fast for anyone to react.Even the man in black who orchestrated this was stunned by the
Thanks to Thomas cushioning her fall, Selina's injuries weren't severe. After two days of rest, she was almost fully recovered.Nicole, however, remained anxious. Even with the doctor's assurance, she felt Selina needed more rest.Selina experienced her mother's overprotective love firsthand.Not wa
Inside the room, Joseph and Thomas had moved on to other topics.Joseph hesitated, "Are you really going back to Lumina?"Thomas snorted, "We always thought staying in Auroville and not going back would keep us safe, not threatening their interests. But now they've come after us, there's no need to
Amanda lay alone in her hospital bed, tubes connecting her frail body to various machines. The nurse, noticing Amanda's inability to move and the lack of family visits over the past few days, became increasingly neglectful. She claimed she was going out to buy Amanda dinner but never returned.Amand