Chapter 164

lan watched as Grandma Rose dialed his father, but he didn’t concern himself with what she said. He just left, dragging his weary body into the enveloping night.

The darkness grew denser, a blanket of serenity over the land. Only the dim streetlights peppered along the sidewalks, sketching out a lonely, forlorn scene.

He didn’t take his car, just walked alone under the pitch dark sky. The night air was cool, slipping down his collar and chilling his chest with a surprisingly icy touch

Without realizing, he found himself in the alley where he first encountered Clara. The alley was derelict, the walls around him flaking and

dusty.

A few stray cats, startled by his presence, scurried into a comer, their round eyes fixed on him, meowing plaintively, just like Clara back

then

some thugs, desperately trying to escape, but she

face etched with fear. Her voice quivered as

Clara, watching his blood seep out, couldn’t stop her tears.

concem.

at lan’s heart, making each breath feel like

him with all she

her deeply but also caused the death of

fling of passion, not of the heart. He labeled her his sugar

anymore, tossing a check

every word he had ever spoken, lan felt as if he was being torn apart from the inside. He

sky, a drizzle began to fall, with the icy raindrops landing on lan’s

there like a statue at the building’s entrance, soaked through. His clothes clung to his strong, upright frame. He stood there in the pouring rain, his gaze heavy with sorrow

held his gaze for a few seconds before taking an

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