Chapter 61The air outside was crisp, laced with the faint scent of dew and pine. Each breath I took felt like a cleansing of my lungs, yet my heart remained heavy. The stars above stretched endlessly, untouched by the chaos brewing in my life. Ren walked silently beside me, occasionally glancing around the grounds with practiced vigilance. His dislocated shoulder was now properly wrapped, but I knew he was still in pain.“Where do you want to go?” Ren asked, his voice a murmur against the stillness of the night.“Anywhere I can calm myself,” I said, kicking a pebble along the gravel path. “I need to breathe, to think.” I could not bear to tell him what I did back there. The fear of being judged for being called a murderer gnawed at me. I don't know if I was wrong to have done what I did, but I needed to survive, and my instinct kicked in.“ Are you alright?” Ren asked after studying me. He could see the look in my eyes. “ Why? Is there something wrong?” I asked back immediately, t

Chapter 63I was the definition of lying low. Trying to avoid Nathan as much as I could. And of course, Tessa also. I was back to living the life I left behind.And of course, we were recruiting. Most of the students who Nathan and his father had crossed. Ren helped in grabbing their names while I focused more on my studies.Park also had been focused more on his studies. We are in our final year and we need to concentrate more on studies. I was in my department when I heard a loud noise just outside my department. I closed my books and was about to get up to my feet when Nathan and Jack walked in with their cronies right behind them. “ Do you think you can hide from me forever?” Natah taunted, walking towards me. “ I heard you escaped. A part of me still wondered how you managed to escape a fortified castle. But of course, you killed my men. Which makes you what now?” Nathan laughed, looking at me. “ I didn't kill anyone anymore, and if anyone is to be arrested, it is you. Do I

Chapter 65“ Why did you change your mind?” I asked, staring at him. “ Because there is power in numbers, as I believe in what you are doing,” Marcus said, lifting his gaze to meet mine. “ I heard what Nathan did to you. I will be more than happy to team up with you in taking him down.” I noticed a shift in the atmosphere. The students all looked at Marcus and whispered among themselves. It was as though his voice had pierced through the thick veil of fear hanging over them like a cloud of suffocating silence. Maybe it wasn’t my words they needed. Maybe they needed someone who wasn’t me to take the first step.“Marcus?” Jayden muttered beside me, almost in disbelief. “You’re with him?”Marcus turned, pulled down the hood of his sweatshirt, and revealed a deep scar running down the side of his face. The mark wasn't new. I’d seen it before, when we were together in the little room Nathan had us tucked into. I remembered him telling me he got the scar when Nathan had nearly beaten Mar

Chapter 67 I looked at the picture once again, and I wasn't sure if all of this was a trap. I wondered how Damien knew I was in love with Zee. I wonder how he knew I was going to risk my all to get her out of whatever mess she was in. I knew Damien was doing all this to get at me, and I knew I mustn't panic. I grabbed my phone and looked at Ren, who was now looking at me suspiciously. I knew he saw my countenance, and it was only a matter of time before he started asking questions. “ I need to step out for a bit,” I said, trying to calm my nerves. “ And where are you going?” Ren asked, staring at me. He was good. Another eye contact with him, and he was going to figure out what was going on with me. “ I need to grab something at the mall. I noticed there isn't enough at home anymore.” I lied “ And since when have you started doing minimal chores at home? I thought we had some of the home staff take care of that.” Ren looked at me. “ Don't worry, I won't be late,” I said immediat

Chapter 69“ You heard when he said your father has been reinstated,” I said with anger coursing through my veins. “ Well, your old man has done what is needed, but I have yet to receive the command to let her go,” Damian said with a wide grin on her face. I wanted to attack him, but then I looked at Zee, and I knew any movement from me was going to result in a result I was not expecting. “ Fine, call whoever is in charge and let them know I have done what you asked of me,” I said in anger. A voice echoed from my back. “ You have done what he wants, but have you done what I want?” I looked back to see Tessa walking right from behind me. “ You? I can't believe you are actually going to go this far to prove a point. And what exactly is your point if I may ask?” I stared at her. “ I told you that you are mine, Adrian. We even had a deal.” Tessa said, looking at me. “That was when I didn't know who you really are and what your endgame is. Do you think I am going to let you use me to ga