Chapter 106

Silas watched, his emotions a tangled mess, as his wife did the unthinkable-she saved his arch- nemesis.

"Mr. Myers, what's going on with Mrs. Myers?" Fagan couldn't hide his surprise. Everyone knew Silas and Nigel were sworn enemies, and seeing Calliope save Nigel stirred up a cocktail of emotions.

Silas stood silently, leaving Fagan too wary to probe further. They both watched as the chaos of the explosion subsided. And the ambulance arrived, carrying Calliope and Nigel off together.

Valerian was in a daze. He had witnessed Calliope's bravery firsthand, how she had pulled Nigel from the wreckage. It had triggered a throbbing ache in his head-a memory, just out of reach.

years ago, he had been in a similar situation. He'd blacked out, remembering only the sensation of

had once told him that she saved his life, but he had never believed her. He credited his survival to Lisette, the first face he saw upon waking. Lisette

been his savior. But now, as the pieces

wrecked, and someone had tried to save him but couldn't. He recalled Calliope's voice, urgent and frantic, calling his name. He had dismissed it as a hallucination, convinced she was

the scene from moments ago mirrored

the truth. Had he been

to explain, but he had always shut her down, accusing her of stealing credit for something so sacred. He

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