A Beauty With Multiple Masks

That lengthy wound shaped like a centipede extended from her wrist to the tip of her fingers when Larissa measured her own palm against it.

She could not imagine how Arielle was able to stitch up such a gruesome gash without flinching as the sight of it made her own skin crawl. At the same time, she also felt sorry for her.

When she looked over at the other woman, she found that apart from being more pallid than before, she had nary a frown on her.

My word. They are really badass, these two.

After Arielle had carefully treated every single injury on the woman’s body, she helped her into a fresh change of clothing that was loose and comfortable.

Her own back, though, had become slick with her own perspiration once all these were done with.

She then exhaled and said, “All right. Now you can tell me what happened.”

not trust anyone outside of Vinson, so much so that even the confidence she had in Arielle seemed to

your time, both of you. I’ll head

silence after the door closed. “Thank

I could do,” Arielle replied while she shook her head. “Go on and tell me what happened

and her brows creased into a taut furrow, as though she had been overcome by some painful recollection. “While we were tailing your car for your protection yesterday, a truck that was parked by the side suddenly rammed into us. The size of the vehicle and the sudden

Arielle waited patiently and made no attempt to

“Both Toni’s and Andy’s hearts stopped beating when we hit the water,

was close to choking up at this

guys found their way to us. I

woman buried her face in her

woman desperately wanted to suppress her own emotions by the way she quivered all over. The latter let out nary a sound even as her tears gushed like a