Love Unspoken

Swiftly, he swiveled his head, hastily brushing away his tears with his sleeve.

A sniff echoed in the silence as he attempted to mold his features into a semblance of a smile.

"I appreciate your kindness," he said, his voice strained with the effort to maintain composure. "However, I can't deny that I am the root cause of this catastrophe. I refuse to hide behind excuses."He paused, his tone light yet laced with a hint of

sarcasm.

"My father's sins are mine to bear as well. After all, he is my father." With a flick of his wrist, he tossed the lighter he held onto the ground.

Instantly, flames erupted, spreading voraciously in every direction. Within moments, the fire had consumed all the cages, transforming half of the base into a raging inferno.

The flames cast an eerie glow on their faces, the fiery tendrils leaping from the iron cages, performing a macabre dance in the wind. Thick plumes of smoke spiraled into the sky, seemingly carrying with them the spirits of those unjustly slain. The air was heavy with the scent of gasoline and the overpowering aroma of burning flesh. The searing heat emanating from the fire made Quinn feel feverish.

took her hand and guided her into the base. They ascended to the second floor, pausing to

faces. She tilted her head slightly, realizing that the sun's light was devoid of warmth, only glaringly bright.Below them, the fire raged on, and

sunlight fell into his eyes, but it seemed to be rebuffed. His focus remained

her thoughts, Orion's voice broke the silence. "I've been raising

in, the image of Alexander flashed in her mind, along with the look he had given her at the movie theater. Could

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she lost the courage to meet Orion's gaze. If Alexander was the one orchestrating this event, then she was indirectly responsible for harming Orion and these innocent lives. Her fingers nervously fiddled with her sleeve, her gaze fixated on the fire below,

couldn't fathom why he refused to let

him unknowingly. But her memory loss prevented her from remembering anything, a fact that filled

two hours, finally extinguishing as daylight broke and the sun's rays pierced through the clouds. All that remained of the inferno

him. Neither of them spoke as they quietly swept the scorched earth. The ground was a charred wasteland, and no matter how much they swept, they couldn't erase the evidence of the fire. These were the remnants of the