Maggie cried some more once she returned home, having revealed so much of her painful past to

Alyssa all at once. She ended up falling asleep and only waking up in the afternoon the next day. Her

mother had gone to work already.

Maggie struggled to get out of bed. She really didn't feel like going out, so she called the shopowner of

the tailor shop she used to work at to order some fabrics. She planned to start making a bag for Xavier.

In all honesty, if it was someone else who'd asked Maggie to do this, she wouldn't have actually gone

through with it.

But Xavier's eyes had been so bright and his tone so earnest when he asked. Maggie couldn't help but

want to finish making it for him as fast as she could.

The tailor shop owner called Maggie in the evening and informed her that he'd sent a runner to drop off

the fabrics. The runner was about to reach her home.

Maggie thanked the shop owner profusely and patiently waited.

Sometime later, someone knocked on her door.

Maggie was eager to open it. But when she placed her hand on the doorknob, she still asked

cautiously, "Who is it?"

The person outside paused briefly before saying, "Delivery guy. I have something for you."

Delivery? Wasn't this person a runner?

Maggie grew suspicious. "I've made a lot of orders recently. Where is your delivery from? Here or out of

state?"

yourself once

Something was wrong.

was very,

due to her past abuse. She had

the door was not well-intentioned

this door no

haven't bought anything online recently. Are you sure you

another house?"

Bam!

heavy slammed

clasped her mouth tightly and frantically took

back.

Bam! Bam!

in its frame as if ready to shatter

call the police, a tall, dark figure broke

bursting into

had already pinned her to the floor before she could see his face. He tightened

around her throat.

help..." Maggie's face grew purple from suffocation as she tried to tear the man's

the air was choked out of her. Her vision slowly swam.

the man's harsh

Maggie felt the

fighting. Two figures battled it out at the edge of

out, she heard

It sounded like Xavier.

still closed her eyes

furiously attacking the man in black

Jasper's orders and also

would bump into someone

but his skills weren't like Sean's. Pretty soon, he

floor. It felt like every

busybody. I'll kill you both then!" The killer grabbed a cleaver from the

right at Xavier's chest.

Cling!

"Fuck!"

knife suddenly cut through the air, slashing

fell to the floor with a loud

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