Chapter 815

The blade inched forward half an inch, the sharp tip nearly piercing his skin. Pain spread faintly along his neck. Yet Nick didn't flinch. His brow remained calm and unshaken.

"As long as it's what she wants to see... I'll do it," he said.

The words left the men behind momentarily stunned. But before they could fully process his meaning, a violent shoulder strike slammed into one of them, sending a shock up his arm. His grip loosened, and in a flash, Nick pivoted. The dagger spun through the air, landing squarely in the hands of the man whose arms. were bound behind him.

The ropes around Nick's wrists had loosened without him noticing. Swiftly, he seized the dagger and lifted it, forcing the men behind him to stagger back, raising their hands to block.

They expected him to attack. But before anything could happen, a sharp, piercing female voice cut through the air, "Nick!"

Everyone froze at the sight. The dagger's tip still pressed against Nick's neck, a winding line of blood snaking down his pale skin.

Moonlight streamed through a narrow window, casting his broad, upright silhouette across the dark room,

of him. Their eyes met, and in that instant,

clattered to the floor. His lips curved faintly, eyes dark and stormy, lingering in shock for a moment before his body finally moved toward her-the person he had longed for day and night. But before

almost knocked

twisted to the side, searing pain wrinkling his brow. Khloe's hand hovered mid-air, trembling slightly. Her chest heaved

passed. Tears pooled in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused

don't do it in

had been desperate to see stood alive,

have him back safely. But in that moment, the days of worry, fear, and anger boiled over. She finally confronted the

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