Snowflakes swirled all around, and the wind howled.

Jace found himself stranded, forced to walk alone through the vast, snowy expanse.

His thoughts drifted to Bella, trapped in danger, her fate uncertain. Then to Justin, bleeding heavily with a bullet in his shoulder yet resolute in his pursuit to find her.

Jace's calloused hand trembled as he pressed it against his chest, his heart pounding for reasons he could not quite explain.

"Ugh-!"

Without warning, a scaring pain throbbed in his head. As darkness clouded his vision, his legs buckled, and he tumbled into the snow.

The pain was agonizing, piercing deep into his mind and chest. His eyes bulged as if they would pop out of his head. He struggled to breathe, his shaking hand reaching for the chain around his neck where he had hidden the medication that the Boss had given him.

These pills were supposed to bring him peace, ease his suffering, and save his life. But his fingers fumbled, and the pill tumbled into the snow, vanishing in an instant.

A buzzing noise filled his head as his trembling hands desperately scoured the snow, consumed by a panic unlike any he had felt before.

The agonizing pain only grew worse.

In a desperate move, Jace tore off his shirt and buried his scarred body into the freezing snow, seeking relief from the biting cold.

surprise, it

Though he still felt a bit uneasy and his head throbbed faintly, the worst of the

dressed, Jace turned pale when his phone

he felt a mix of

ring for a while before he finally

Clarice spoke in a flat, cold tone like

he replied in a low voice, "The

car gone? What happened to it?"

"Justin took it."

said in disbelief. "You didn't stop him? You failed your

chest tightened. Then, as if possessed, he lied for the first

Boss didn't order me to kill him. I crashed his car and fought with him, but he took my gun and shot me, leaving me

all, Justin was once the top recruit of his military academy, a man of exceptional abilities. It made sense

will have severe consequences. Think carefully on your way back about how you will explain this to

she hung

stared up at the night sky, taking a

thought, he raised his hand and

snow quickly turned crimson

was calm, even determined,

my

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