CHAPTER 198

MARGARETTE’S POV

Leon’s arms were warm around me, but it didn’t stop the cold dread settling deeper in my bones. His words were a like a sweet promise, a lifeline I want to hang on forever to keep me secured, despite how much I know how it couldn't untangle the fear that was still like choking me.

I pressed my face against his chest, wishing that time stood still and that I could melt into him. I could only wish that his strength could somehow dissolve the horror that was lurking in the corners of my mind and slowly torturing me every minute.

But it was still there—Justin’s shadow looming large over us.

“Leon,” I whispered, my voice trembling. “What if Justin finds out?”

The words hung heavy between us and I felt Leon stiffen against me. He didn’t answer right away, like he, too, have thought about what I just told him.

We both know that Justin was able to escape from the explosion and that would mean that he was not going to stop and what he did could just be the only beginning t