Chapter 210Sometimes, when you fight for your life, it makes you do stupid things, and you barely remember how powerful you are. All I wanted was to save Sila's sister and also get away from the Warden.For a moment, I didn't remember I had any abilities. Surviving was more important to me. The cold was like knives driving into my skin. The river wasn’t just fast—it was alive, a living beast intent on smashing us into the jagged rocks that tore through the surface. My lungs burned, every gulp of air shredded by water slamming into my mouth.The girl’s chains dragged her down again, and I had to dive, my fingers finding her wrist in the darkness. The Warden’s splash still echoed in my head, and I knew he was somewhere behind us—no, not behind. Hunting us.“Kick!” I roared, the word swallowed by the water.She thrashed, her eyes wide, coughing as she broke the surface. I hooked my arm under hers and let the current carry us downstream, angling toward a shadowy wall where the water thi

Chapter 212The first hound lunged at me. I dropped to my knee, driving my shoulder into its gut and shoving upward. The thing screeched as it flipped over me, chain clattering across the stone. The second came in from my right. I ducked under its swipe and yanked its chain so hard my palms burned. It stumbled forward, teeth snapping just shy of my face.Another set of claws raked across my back, tearing cloth and skin. I hissed but stayed on my feet. My ribs screamed with every twist, but pain was better than dying.“Come on, then!” I snarled, voice ragged. “Let’s see what you’ve got.”The nearest one cocked its head, that glassy-eyed smile still plastered across its face. Then they all came at once.Chains rattled, claws scraped, breath stank of rot. I didn’t have a weapon, but I had desperation—and desperation makes you mean. I caught the smallest one’s chain, looped it around my forearm, and spun with all the strength I had left. Its body slammed into another, both of them coll

Chapter 214 I looked up the tunnel and saw it was Silas’s sister. “ You can't save her, Adrian. Save yourself.” Damien said, staring at me. “ And who are you to tell me why and what not to do?” I snapped at him. “ I'm coming!” I shouted from where I was. “ We need to get the hell out of here. Don't tell me that you cannot make this small sacrifice. You let her die, and we get to save ourselves.” Damien said again. “ You say that word one more time, and I am going to throw you off this cliff!” Damien looked at me and laughed. “ I alone know the way out of here. You are going to need to trust me when I tell you what we need to do. And right now, I am telling you that you need to let go.” Without saying another word to him, I jumped and flew downward. It's been a long time since I flew. I was a little rusty now, but I managed to find my balance and flew upward to get Silas' sister. She hugged me tightly with her breath clashing against my skin. “ It is alright. We are going to ge

Chapter 216 Nothing. The sound, the eerie laughter, was all for nothing. Silas has relocated with his sister. I can't ask him to stay. He came only because he needed to save her, and he did. My days have been tough. I just got a job with one of the biggest companies in the city. Zee was now on her own, doing beautifully fine, and of course, Park had started therapy. He was now seeing a doctor concerning his illness. I had tried healing him. I gave him my blood, but it won't heal him. I remember how we both cried. Park was the only thing I had close to a family now. Marcus and Ren are doing fine overseas. They texted me a few times, and we tried to stay connected. I think it was for the best. And of course, there was no crisis. There was no one trying to kill me or have Zee kidnapped. Mother Alisha had built a new orphanage, which I sometimes go to every now and then to help her manage. My image around the city was growing intensively, and many of the citizens wanted me to r

Chapter 218 “ Are you sure about this?” Zee asked, staring at me. “ We all have our part to play in all of this. Don't you think so?” I replied. “ I am not sure of anything at the moment, Adrian. We have been going in circles for how long now?” Zee said with a frown. “ Taking Nathan down was the mission. And you did take him down. His father? You managed to have Edwin locked away for good, and now all of this is resurfacing the moment we're all trying to get our lives together.” “ What do you think I should do? I can never get rid of this evil in this world. I can only die trying.” I said with sad eyes. “ Why is it your job? You are not a law enforcement officer. Why does all of this fall on you?” Zee said again. I could feel the pain in her voice. The agony in her eyes. A part of me wanted to ask her, to pacify her, that it was soon going to be over, but I knew it was all a lie. More keep coming up the moment I try to stop the ones on the ground. I moved closer to her and g