Chapter 64

The brutality, the swiftness of it all— made Jane feel sick. Adrian just killed him! He just killed him in the most brutal, animalistic way. Death came in an instant, without hesitation.

Aria clung to Jane, her small body trembling, and Jane could barely hold herself together. Right then, she felt more helpless than ever. The fear, the adrenaline, the horror—it was all too much.

Adrian finally turned to face her, his calm expression unchanged. He slowly walked in front of her and held her hands.

“ Are you okay?” He whispered, like a lullaby.

Unable to form any words, her body trembled. Adrian held her face gently and Jane got back her senses as the warm blood touched her face.

She visualized a slideshow of everything that happened in the last few months. How she came to this city to fulfill her dream of being a doctor. But now, her hands felt heavy, tainted by the bloodshed she had just witnessed. The lifeless bodies on the floor, the violence she never imagined being a part of—it