The hospital corridor was eerily silent in the dead of the night.

The lone nurse on duty drowsed at the nurses' station, oblivious to the flashing red light from the malfunctioning surveillance camera down the hall.

A figure clad in a white doctor's robe and mask darted past the station, his movements purposeful.

He carefully scanned his surroundings before pushing open the door to Natalie's ward and slipping inside.

The patient lay curled up in bed, seemingly fast asleep.

The intruder crept closer, a glint of steel catching the dim light as he drew a dagger from his sleeve.

He raised the weapon high and stabbed the person on the bed.

All of a sudden, his vision went dark.

Unexpectedly, the person on the bed leaped up and threw the blanket over his head! Panic surged through the assassin.

He flailed wildly with the dagger, ripping the blanket free.

But before he could react further, the cold muzzle of a gun pressed against his forehead froze him in place.

"Don't move.

Not unless you want your head to be blown off." Under the dim light, Axel's eyes glinted with a dangerous glint.

A cynical smile played on his lips, sending shivers down the assassin's spine.

The ward door burst open, revealing Sean and Xavier leading a team of men who quickly surrounded the intruder.

"Are you alright, Mr.

Axel?" Sean inquired, his voice laced with concern.

Axel clicked his tongue.

"I didn't even attack him.

All it took was a blanket to take this fool down." With a practiced ease, Axel disarmed the assassin.

He sneered.

"Sir, you can barely fight, yet you're trying to be an assassin? Try harder next time.” The assassin's face was drained of color.

His knees buckled, and he crumpled to the floor in a heap.

growled, nudging the

hired you? Reveal his name, and you'll face attempted murder charges

a decade or two in prison, you can walk free and live a normal

out of this ward with all

phone! I've never met him in person!" the man

"But...

days ago and promised another after the job! We even spoke just 30 minutes ago!" Burning with

the assassin

to Axel after finding

to

to unlock this phone." Sean nodded firmly

"Thank you, Mr.

away, the silence returning to the ward

Alyssa out, a sense of unease lingered in Axel's gut as an oppressive premonition weighed heavily on

his phone vibrated, making his heart skip a

as he

was a text from

a gut punch, sharp

vision blurred, and he nearly lost his grip

She wrote, "Goodbye, Axel.

I'm leaving Solana City.

try to

to find out where I

typed and

Tell me." A

was

He wasn't satisfied.

with unshed tears, Axel bombarded

if he

don't want to? Do you think

you love me?

A reply buzzed back almost immediately, its words acold and sharp knife that sliced through his

replied, "I don't think

of light that happened to

me what the light

me a feeling that I've

disappear,

anything

that

you really love me, don't

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