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.

been blinded to the truth

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

home for the news about

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

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

have a way to

it, just relax at

that a lot had happened while I stayed home

I hadn't left the house for several days,

that he might have gone to the usual place Yasmin mentioned to meet

I feared Steven might fall into Yasmin's scheme. If

sat on the bed, arms wrapped

I wanted? I began to

just to survive? Wasn't

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