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Chapter 162Pain.That was the first thing I felt—or thought I felt. Then, nothing.Just cold.Then heat.A blinding, searing heat that spread through every corner of my being, as though my bones were melting and reforming all at once. I wanted to scream, but there was no mouth, no voice, no air.Only black.Only fire.Only silence.Then… a heartbeat.Ba-dum.It echoed like a drum in an empty hall. Slow. Steady.Ba-dum.Another. Louder.Ba-dum.Then suddenly—I gasped.Air tore into my lungs like a flame. My body arched violently off the ground as I sucked in oxygen. My eyes flew open, and all I could see was the night sky above me—stars scattered like shattered glass across the heavens. The moon stared back at me like a witness, cold and judging.My body—every inch of it—ached, but not in the way it should have.I blinked, realizing I was still whole.No blood. No bone fragments. No internal bleeding. No fatal injuries.Nothing.I was lying in a shallow crater, the impact of my fall
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Chapter 161 It's been a week now. I didn't see any threat, and I could barely move out of the house. Not because I was scared, but because I needed to think. What are the odds that Edwin was going to come for me?Was he going to look for another forerunner after the death of Nathan, or was he going to supervise the selling of drugs and the abductions himself?Those were the questions that kept going through my mind. My mind went back to Zee a few times, but I was quick to dismiss the thought from my mind. If she wanted us back then, she wouldn't have thrown away what we had in the first place. To me, she didn't care anymore. And it was time I moved on, too, but not to Tessa and clearly not to Juliet. Both of them were women whom I never wanted to get personal with. But for now, Juliet was more like keeping my bed warm. I lay back, relaxing on my bed, and I could smell her body on it. I shut my eyes, remembering the last intimacy that we had. It was my first, but it was clear my
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Chapter 160The day of Nathan’s burial came, a sky mourning without rain. The cemetery was packed—reporters, students, staff, politicians, and people who had probably never even spoken to Nathan when he was alive. They all wore black, some with cameras hidden in their sleeves, others whispering behind dark shades. All eyes were hunting for one thing: a performance.A lot of them really came to make more connections, while some of them came to see if it was true. If Nathan was really dead. While some came to see if there was going to be anything special to gossip about. And we gave them one.I stood by the edge of the crowd, my face expressionless, hands tucked in my coat pockets. Juliet stood to my right, dressed in a sleek black dress, her face veiled in polite grief. Ren was behind us, arms crossed, his head slightly tilted as he scanned the crowd. Marcus flanked my left, jaw clenched like he was holding back a scream.Nathan’s casket sat like a throne before the crowd, draped in
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Chapter 159The burial of Nathan was the talk of the town. Edwin flew back immediately when the news of his death reached him. I knew he was not only coming back for his burial, but he was also coming back for revenge, and I was ready. A new university was being built, as many of the students kept tweeting about it. I don't know if I should try and stop it or not. A part of me wished I could, but it was not sponsored by Edwin. I wondered who the anonymous sponsor was. “Do you think we should go?” Ren walked right by my side. “And why would I go to the burial of a guy who almost killed me?. Who took pride in seeing me in pain? Cost me a lot. Why would I want to attend his burial?” “Just to tell people that we are not the bad guys?” Marcus said from my back. I scoffed. “The world has already made up its mind, Marcus. No amount of fake sympathy is going to change that. Do you think some are actually blinded to how wicked he was or Nathan's cruelty?” “No. They were just scared to ta
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Chapter 158The weight of Marcus’s words hung in the air like smoke that refused to disperse.“This is not over yet.”Of course, it wasn’t.I didn’t need a reminder.Ren exhaled deeply, crushing the cigarette beneath his heel. He stood and exchanged a quick glance with Marcus before facing me again. “You know he’s right. We bought ourselves a little time, not peace.”“I never expected peace,” I said, my voice cold. “I expected war. And I intend to finish it this time.”Marcus scoffed. “With what army? Park’s gone. Zee’s gone. Juliet barely tolerates the air you breathe. Edwin’s gathering allies as we speak, and Nathan—dead or not—left a scar that’s still bleeding.”I clenched my fists. “Then we stop the bleeding.”Ren stepped closer, his tone quieter now, more measured. “Are you sure you’re up for this, Adrian? Last time, you lost more than just a fight. You lost yourself.”“I know,” I muttered. “But I also know I’m not that same boy anymore.”Marcus laughed bitterly. “Yeah, well, bei
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Chapter 157 Sometimes you just have to let go. Love is not forced. You just have to wait it out and see if it is going to find its way back to you. At least that was what I thought the moment I saw the look in her eyes. She was not freaked out by the fact that I was the super boy who could fly. Maybe she did, or maybe not? I was not sure. She had this look that meant that she was done with me. With us. The words replayed in my head long after she’d left.I stood there alone, watching her disappear out of sight. A part of me wanted to call her back. Probably try to convince her to give me a chance, but after the death of Nathan, maybe there was no going back from there. Maybe what we need is closure after all. I don't know why I think there was still a chance for us. A part of me wanted it badly, while the other part, the brutal side of me, didn't care. And maybe that was the part that hurt the most.I didn’t chase her. Not this time. I had already taken too much from her—her
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