Adrian stared at me. —What happened last week? —It doesn’t matter anymore. —It matters if it made you decide to leave me. His voice was lower now….

At eight fifteen, Adrian called the mansion. —Where is she? The old butler hesitated. —Mrs. Blackwood left yesterday afternoon. —Where did she go? —I don’t know, sir….

When I opened my eyes again, it was already the next morning. My right leg was wrapped and immobilized. I tried to move, but a hand immediately…

When I woke up, the ceiling above me was white. For several seconds, I couldn’t remember anything. Then everything returned. The locked door. The smoke. Ryan’s voice….

When I woke up, the first thing I saw was a white ceiling. The second was Mac Bac Uyen. He was still wearing surgical clothes, sitting beside…

The man at the door stared at the obsidian bead in my palm. Then he disappeared inside. Less than a minute later, he returned. —Come with me….

Adrian was silent for so long that I thought the call had disconnected. Then he asked: —So you’re really not bringing lunch? I almost laughed. Seven years…

That night, Pho Can slept beside me as though nothing had changed. I didn’t. At dawn, I removed the matching bracelet from my wrist and placed it…

I looked at Daniel. —So you went with Clara last night? He nodded casually. —You were already home. She was hungry. Clara squeezed my arm. —Don’t be…