"Lucas!" Winnie's eyes blew wide with fury as she sprinted forward and caught the fallen Lucas in her arms.
"Brother... I came here in good faith to make things right with you... I never thought you'd actually try to kill me!" Lucas coughed up a huge mouthful of blood, his voice thin as a thread, and instantly slumped over, unconscious.
Winnie jerked her head up, and her gaze shot toward me like a poisoned dagger. That look was so icy it seeped straight into my bones.
I'd been watching Lucas pull this cheap, disgusting trick for years, and I was sick to death of it.
I hefted my suitcase and headed for the door. I didn't want to stay in this place a single second longer.
I never even made it to the gate. A crowd of people surged forward and surrounded me, completely cutting off my esca
