The echo of my high heels filled the hallway, blending with the steady thump of my heartbeat. My palms were sweaty, and my body felt frozen, like my heart had been tossed into a cooler.
Thoughts and feelings were gradually icing over, leaving me numb in the biting cold.
As I stepped into the room, all eyes turned in my direction. The revenge game had taken such a bizarre turn that my mind struggled to grasp its intricacies.
It wasn't over just because Alex had abandoned his revenge plan. Kai still believed he could bring about Valder's downfall within a month. Alex proposed getting away from this whole mess of a game. Eric seemed entangled in some mysterious plan, and my father's responses to my questions only deepened the sense of suspicion.
What were Dorian and his father, James Wil
