No matter how hard Irene tried to suppress the fear inside her, she couldn't.
Noticing this, Lucas squeezed her hand tightly. "Irene, you trust me, don't you?"
"You are the only person in this world I trust, Lucas."
She had never intended to fight against her friends, but... she had made her decision in an instant.
She could see Fenrik's hatred for Lucas burning in his eyes. Even Valeria hated him. Yet she had wanted to tell them about Lucas, to explain everything. But when she went back, she was met with a murderous Valeria. She had never, ever expected that from her best friend.
And worst of all, Valeria wasn't even remorseful about killing someone; she was just... so incredibly indifferent about it!
Valeria said she did it for love, and Irene was in love with Lucas too. She would
