Andrew's POVThe moment Van disappeared into the shadows, it seemed as if the chaos was over.The whole place that was like a war zone all at once became quiet. Too quiet.I felt it immediately—something was off.The assassins who had been pressing in, determined, unstoppable and precise, suddenly became docile. Their strikes lost their killing intent, movements no longer aiming to kill us but to get enough breathing space to escape.Then, without warning, they withdrew, all at once. One by one, they melted into the darkness, slipping out of the broken windows and doorway, vanishing as if they had never been there at all.I wanted to give chase and make sure everyone of the bastards were dead but I couldn't. I felt too weak to hold myself up.My blade was still raised. My body, still tense. My breaths came in ragged gasps, the poison twisting in my veins, turning my limbs heavy.Ever since I touched that letter given to me I haven't been myself. It still bugged me how my room came und
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