Chapter 65 An Overwhelming Urge To Ki…

What was happening?

Everything around Eric was engulfed in darkness, visibility reduced to nil

Eric’s gaze snapped towards Hadley’s apartment, noting the complete blackness that enveloped her chem living space as well.

He pondered whether Hadley might be frightened, considering she was alone.

Deciding not to wait, Eric activated the flashlight on his phone and advanced.

He ascended the stairs rapidly, two or three at a time, until he reached the fifth floor in no time.

Inside, Hadley was searching through a drawer for candles with the help of her phone’s light

The sound of knocking made her pause, slightly startled.

She hurried to the door. “Who’s there?”

“It’s me!”

As the door opened, Eric’s gaze found hers in the dim light. “Do you often have visitors? Other than that grocery store guy I saw last time, who else comes around often?”

Hadley, still a bit bewildered, shook her head. “Nobody else.”

Eric let out a soft chuckle.

He strode in, his long strides taking him directly to the sofa where he sat down. “So, what’s the situation here?

Hadley said, “The power’s gone out.”

“A blackout?” Eric was taken aback. “Here?”

“Can you believe Srixby still experiences blackouts?” Eric muttered internally.

“That’s just how things are,” Hadley said. “This part of town is quite old. The electrical infrastructure is outdated, leading to frequent repairs and disruptions.”

For Eric, who was raised in a more affluent area, such realities were beyond his usual experiences.

“This neighborhood is really run–down…” Eric grumbled.

Visibly annoyed, he then questioned, “Why do you have to stay in such a place?”

Hadley chose not to respond directly to his criticism. Shifting the focus, she asked, “Did you need something by

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coming up here?”

question,

Should he admit that he was concerned

awkward to voice his thoughts, Eric scoffed lightly, “I just came to see what

his

appreciate it, but you can go now.”

him already? It seemed

within him. “Leave? In this darkness? How am I supposed to even see all

have your phone?”

phone’s out

“Okay, hold on.”

what she needed. She

doing, got up and joined her by the cabinet. Leaning in, he asked, “What’s this

“Candles.”

“You actually

“Power outages are frequent here. The landlord and the

Really?

about the frequent outages and chose

silhouette against the faint light. This resourcefulness was uncharacteristic of the

“Found them.”

pulled out some candles from the back of the drawer.

she said,

Eric. “Here, use this to light your way out.”

look and scoffed, “Keep it. I don’t need it!”

“But you said it was too dark to see

expect me to

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his refusal, he knocked the candle from her hand. “I don’t want that

astonishment crossing her face. She murmured, “Okay, no need to

she tensed, her reaction turning urgent as she

matter now?” Eric

let out a scream.

fell to the floor as she leapt back in

“Hadley! Hadley?”

towards him, his reflexes took over, and he instinctively reached out to catch her.

clung to him like a

to her own reaction, she gripped Eric’s neck tightly, her screams muffled in

a trembling bundle of warmth against his

securing her more firmly with one hand while gently cradling the back of her head with the other, pulling her closer.

fragrance enveloped him,

felt incredibly soft and smelled so sweet…

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