Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Chapter 269

"Just because you once saved me with a mere sentence, you've sacrificed so much, Max. It's not worth it, is it? So many people have paid a heavy price for me, losing their lives in the process. How could I possibly be happy about that?" Yeah, who would want to live a life stepping over the bodies of others?

"Claire..." He held me in his arms, and I quietly rested against his chest. What am I supposed to do? Every time I seek the truth, someone dies.

Should I just quietly wait until everyone around me is gone?

In Max's embrace, I fell asleep. It was only when he left that I could slip away to find the sister in the mountains. I wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with her in battle; after all, we've both tasted death, haven't we?

When I woke up, Kate and Tracey had already left. Friends and enemies, folks who loved me and folks who hated me, one by one, they all took off.

I didn't know where Max had gone, only that he was navigating through perilous waters.

Helen stayed by my side, and I told her, "I want a Beacon Hollow honeycake. Go buy one for me, will you?"

Instead, she grabbed my hand, shaking her head, "You're trying to trick me into leaving again. It won't work, Claire Floyd. Mr. Hilton will lose his mind if he can't find you. Last time, he wouldn't have gotten hurt if I hadn't let you go on your own. He was caught off guard when he found out, and that's how he was ambushed. He had everything planned out already."

She looked at me, shaking her head incessantly.

guy do to keep everyone safe? I can't

it turns out, all these deaths were because the royal family was after me. What is

been the work of those royal folks. After all, taking those girls

long could he stand alone

with you then? At least

hit for you if danger comes Helen pleaded. "Consider it my way of

and Mr. Hilton

time."

karma. Wouldn't it be better if everyone just lived well? Why must people die for

if I had died last time, no one else would have been in danger,

I'm

a journey to the underworld,

we set

As soon as

of the mountain, we saw the man with the

he