Steven Balance was willing to exchange his life for hers, yet she wasn't willing to stay for even a moment longer.
From the beginning, the outcome had already been predetermined.
He didn't know how Steven Balance had gotten through these eight years, but he knew exactly how he himself had made it through.
—His whole being was split into two halves, one left behind half a year ago, the other becoming a normal person, going about an ordinary life routinely.
Until he saw Aldana Candi again, in that instant, he felt the pressure in his heart, as if his abnormal life was squeezing out his normal existence.
He still couldn't free himself from the emotions of his youth.
It was wrong, but it could no longer be stopped.
Liam Summer closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened them again, the shadowy brightness in his pupils was nowhere to be found.
*
In the bedroom, the window was open.
Steven Balance leaned against the headboard, casually smoking a cigarette.
