I closed my eyes in agony, my voice hoarse and dry. “Where are you? I’ll bring you the evidence right away.”
When I arrived at her place, I found out she had given the Stars Cluster apartment, once a gift for me to Alaric. As I stepped inside, everything that once belonged to us was gone, replaced by an entirely new aesthetic.
I clutched my chest, where only sorrow remained.
Then Selene came downstairs, hand-in-hand with Alaric. I raised my hand, holding the USB drive between my fingers.
“Selene, I brought what you wanted.”
“If you want it, then tell me where you’ve locked up my father.”
Alaric’s smile widened in triumph as he saw the USB in my hand. He knew that as long as Selene was around, there was no problem he couldn’t solve.
“He’s in my private hospital,” he said smugly.
As soon as I got the answer, I threw the USB drive at Selene’s face.
There was no time to waste. I turned and ran.
When I finally found my father’s ward, I froze in the doorway. One of his legs was gone.
I stood there, stunned, unable to believe what I was seeing. Tears streamed down my face, hitting the cold hospital floor. Every step I took felt like nails piercing through my feet. I was on the verge of collapse.