Winnie had no idea what was happening to her.

Her body was completely immobile, and she lay there, questioning everything. Wasn't she already dead? How could her eyes still open?

She vaguely remembered someone pulling her out just before the explosion.

"You're awake?" A deep, familiar voice broke the silence.

Winnie's eyes widened in shock as the man's face came into focus. It was him!

The masked man.

Her eyes burned with anger, glaring at him as if she wanted to tear him apart.

Unfazed, the man smirked and said, "Don't look at me like that. I saved you. If it weren't for me, you'd already be dead. Show some respect to your savior." Winnie couldn't speak, so her furious glare only intensified.

The man nonchalantly patted her shoulder. "Focus on recovering. I still have plans for you."

Her pupils trembled. What did he mean by that? What was this man planning?

*

side of town, Jamie was still feverish and delirious, murmuring Winnie's name

anxious, called for

not your personal doctor. If she's sick, take her to the hospital," Caleb grumbled, though he still

had this fever since last night, even after

normally stoic and composed Ben was now

wanted to take Jamie to the hospital, but she had refused, leaving him

Jamie so weak and frail. It made him imagine all the worst

her condition, Caleb took a moment before responding. "Her fever is triggered by emotional distress. From what I've observed, her

He thought back to Jamie's

"That makes sense," Caleb

hard. It's left her emotionally shaken, to the point where it's affecting her

Ben asked, his voice

now, you

immediately thought of Charlie who could

cheeks were flushed from the fever, and then motioned for

Ben asked in a low

But with Jamie in her

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