Chapter 78: The One Who Chooses
Theo limped across the wide halls, ignoring every voice that tried to hold him back.
There was this pressure in his chest that felt stronger than his injuries.
Danielle was out there…Somewhere…Alone or with monsters he knew too well. Three lives were missing from the explosion that never happened.
Danielle's, Jackson's and Ethan's.
No bodies were found and no surveillance or signal could be detected.
It was like the world swallowed them whole.
Zack kept Theo locked inside the mansion like a prisoner wearing silk. Zack claimed it was for his recovery, but Theo knew it was control. They always controlled him ever since the beginning.
Theo walked outside through the sliding glass doors and entered the garden. A cold breath of wind brushed past him. The grass felt too peaceful beneath his feet.
It was genuinely mocking him.
He dragged his hand along the tall iron fence, eyes narrowed at the distant city skyline.
