Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 120

Chapter 120 Evil Never Dies

I pushed Leonard away and collapsed to the ground.

Looking over, I saw Lily's lifeless body. A bullet had pierced her forehead. It wasn't as bloody as in the movies-just a small wound, but her eyes were wide open, staring unblinkingly toward the door as if still hoping for escape.

Police officers in hazmat suits rushed into the room, pulling Leonard away and urging him to leave.

I used the last bit of my strength to crawl over to Lily and fished a pill bottle out of her pocket.

As the officers escorted me outside, Leonard ran over, his face filled with panic.

"Eva! Are you okay?"

He was crying uncontrollably, tears and snot dripping onto my face

I didn't mind it this time. Instead, I opened the pill bottle and shoved two of the pills into his mouth. I wasn't sure if they would work, but Lily had been so careful with her life that I trusted they were safe.

More people arrived at the scene. We were rushed for radiation checks and had to be quarantined.

heard we were being taken to the hospital Julian

Jill's brother to...

to stay conscious. I couldn't afford to pass

echoed in my mind. Her plan

he would have pieced together why I

truth. Everything would

protective gear. I felt my grip on reality slipping

glanced at me before using my medical record book

rest now. I've noted

nurse next to us looked at him

you read minds? How do

say?"

face remained expressionless as he glanced at her. "A bit. I also read faces. She had a dark aura around her earlier, but it's faded since coming to this hospital.-The looming disaster seems to have been averted." I had been on the brink of giving up, but Julian's sarcastic comment actually made me laugh before I

knew about my condition because I was at the Pope

to see Julian's usual stoic expression hovering over

he remarked, reviewing my medical record.

ELI Never

a 'but,"