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 The electrical infrastructure is outdated, leading to frequent repairs and disruptions.”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, Eric hesitated.

Should he admit that he was concerned for her

what was up. If anything happened to you, explaining it to Grandma

explained his

a nod. “I appreciate it,

she dismissing him already? It seemed she didn’t value his concern at all.

“Leave? In this darkness? How am I supposed to

you have

phone’s out of

“Okay, hold on.”

what she

got up and joined her by the cabinet. Leaning in,

“Candles.”

“You actually keep

are frequent here. The landlord and the agent warned me when I signed

Really?

about the frequent outages

the faint light. This resourcefulness was uncharacteristic of the Hadley he remembered,

“Found them.”

some candles from

smile, she

a candle to Eric. “Here, use this to light your way

and scoffed,

it was too dark

“You expect me to walk out holding a

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her hand. “I don’t want

stood still, a look of astonishment crossing her face. She murmured, “Okay, no need

then, she tensed, her reaction turning urgent as she grasped Eric’s

matter now?” Eric

only let out a scream.

the floor as

“Hadley! Hadley?”

towards him, his reflexes took over, and he instinctively reached out

instant, Hadley clung to him

Eric’s neck tightly, her screams muffled in the

found himself supporting a trembling bundle of

securing her more firmly with one hand while gently cradling the back

fragrance enveloped him, filling his senses.

incredibly soft and

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