Victor pov
The night was closing in fast as I stepped away from the clinic, the chill of the air gnawing at my skin. The sun had dipped below the horizon, and all that remained were the shadows creeping through the city streets. A thousand thoughts ran through my head, but none of them seemed to matter anymore. Not after everything that had happened.
The weight of the phone call hung heavy on my mind. I didn't know if I had done the right thing by calling him, but it was done now. Whatever was coming next, there was no stopping it.
I rounded the corner, heading for the car. Adrian’s suggestion of a safe house up north was a good one—isolated, off the grid. Exactly what we needed. The idea of getting as far away from the city as possible was starting to sound like the only plan that made
