Revenge After Death

I glanced up, realizing it was already raining.

"Everything's fine now," Steven reassured me gently.

"You knew I would be okay, didn't you?" I looked at him.

Steven's gaze flickered, then he shook his head. "I believed you'd be fine."

His words were ambiguous, and I could tell he was changing the subject.

"Let's go home." Steven led me to the car.

On the way home, he told me that Michael had regained consciousness. I nodded indifferently; it didn't really concern me whether he was conscious or not.

"Yasmin has been by his side all the while. It's highly likely that he'll think Yasmin is you," Steven said, as if he wanted to prepare me in advance, worried that I might not be able to handle the shock.

"Good for him." I nodded.

blinded to the truth

quite certain that Yasmin was "Stephanie Carlson" and kept her close for

been patiently waiting at home for the news about

mentioned that he had been called back to investigate the human trafficking lead. Rachel had also visited me a few times, mentioning that Zion had left Huma for a mission, which seemed quite dangerous. I suspected it was related to the

the police had nothing on Peter. However, I hadn't anticipated that Howard had been diagnosed with

guessed correctly; Howard did indeed have a way to get

at home," Rachel said during

had happened while I

left the house

gone to the

surge of insecurity washed over me; I feared Steven might fall into Yasmin's scheme. If she could deceive

on the bed,

I wanted? I

and fear just to survive? Wasn't my initial goal to find my

Zion; he'll definitely find those missing teenagers, " Rachel reassured me gently,