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.”

might be that she did not trust anyone outside of Vinson, so much so that even the confidence she

spoke up, “Take your time, both of you.

silence after the

shook her

had been overcome by some painful recollection. “While we were tailing your car for your protection yesterday, a truck that

afterward, but Arielle waited patiently and made no attempt to

the water, and Blake was

woman was close to choking up at

was already submerged, so I had no choice but to get myself out first. When I wanted to go and get help, those guys found their way to us. I had to leave Blake and swim across the river alone, but they kept hunting for me. It took several hours before I could

the woman buried her face

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