Chapter 176

Ethan

The way everything drastically changed caught me off guard.

I began to regret being out in the night with my wife sleeping in the hour, unaware of what was happening.

I knew I should not have come here. I knew it the moment I stepped out of the house.

The lies were piling up faster than I could manage, but what choice did I have? Keeping Reina safe meant keeping her in the dark.

That's all I could do.

As I made my way through the quiet streets, my mind was a blur of thoughts, every shadow I passed feeling like a threat.

RiRi had called again, and this time her voice was more desperate than ever. She needed help, and I couldn’t ignore her, no matter how much I wanted to.

She had just left here a few minutes ago. What then is happening?

I parked my car and sat for a moment, gripping the steering wheel tightly. This wasn’t just about RiRi anymore. it had not been for a while. There were people after her, dangerous people. And now, I was tangled in their web. I was