Chapter 170

Amara stood at the entrance of the passageway, wearing her pajamas and slippers, eyes wide open in a mix of shock and fury.

Finnian got up and marched over to her. "Did you ask him to come over in the middle of the night?"

In the moonlight, Finnian's expression was dark and menacing, his mouth stained with blood, making him look quite terrifying.

Amara took a step back, gritting her teeth hard as she replied, "What's it to you?"

She knew Finnian had gotten the wrong idea.

Keith, who lived across the hall, must have been returning home from a late shift when he ran into Finnian. Somehow, Finnian assumed Keith was there to see her, and that misunderstanding led to their fight.

Amara had only just caught a glimpse of them brawling from her window and, in her anger, blurted out her words without thinking.

To Finnian, Amara's reaction seemed like a confirmation, and his gaze grew even more twisted.

Keith, meanwhile, had managed to get back on his feet and was now the calmest of the three.

looking pitiful. "Ama, I'm really hurt. I thought I was a goner for

all thanks to him. He nearly killed

injuries were indeed more severe than Finnian's. Plus, when she first ran outside,

Keith for years, her instincts naturally leaned in his favor, and her rage

second thought, she stretched

leaving both

Amara shouted, pointing at Finnian,

back,

that, she turned and led Keith

Finnian's cheek was vivid, veins bulging in his arms, his eyes filled with a twisted

the couch and began cleaning his wounds with alcohol, prompting him to yelp in

should've thought about that before getting into a fight, you silly!" she scolded, giving him a

trying to sound noble. "I didn't start it. He hit me first. I

had thrown the first

years and decided to fight back. But it turned

her

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