Chapter 1021

Chloe studied his face, noticing how serious he looked.

A bad feeling started to build in her chest. She couldn't ignore how strange Lucas had been acting these past few days.

"What is it you want to say?" she asked quietly.

Lucas took a deep breath. "I can't keep it from you any longer, Rose. We're not safe. Not at all."

Chloe's brow furrowed. "What are you talking about?"

He looked her right in the eyes. "Do you remember why we came to Japan in the first place?"

"You said we had no choice," Chloe replied, her voice uncertain. "You told me some powerful guy drove us out someone dangerous, someone who made it impossible for us to stay."

Lucas hesitated, then said, "Connor is that man."

Chloe stared at him, completely stunned. "What are you saying?"

He repeated, slower this time, "Connor is the reason we lost everything. He's the one who forced us to leave, and these past few days, he's been keeping me prisoner."

shook her head. She just

steady. She hadn't spent much time with Connor,

always something sad about him. She could feel it, a kind of quiet pain that made her want to reach out and comfort him. She knew, deep down, that this man had

he didn't argue. Instead, he pulled out his phone and tapped

looked like security

right away—it was the rooftop of the Disney hotel where they'd

were two people

Connor and Grayson.

He was wild, furious, grabbing Grayson by the collar and landing blow after blow,

pooling at his lips. He lay there on the rooftop, completely still, like he might never get up

He pulled out a

it.

had no way of knowing what they'd said. All she

felt the blood

Grayson, lost for

"Do

.n

at pretending-always putting on a show. Back then, Ke was obsessed with you, your

and ran. But I never imagined he'd keep chasing us, all the way to

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