The Protector

The reason behind that was simple. The box contained ten fingers that had been chopped off, and they were still oozing blood at the time.

If Zoey wasn’t mentally strong, she would’ve passed out right then and there.

Sylas, on the other hand, remained calm.

“I’ll go deal with this. Don’t worry,” promised Sylas before she took the box away and took the secretary to the infirmary.

“Ms. Lopez, this is obviously their doing!” claimed Sylas with a grim expression on.

She had thought that her job as a security guard would be simple, never would she expected to encounter something that serious on her first day.

That was fine for her, though, because it would’ve been too boring otherwise.

“Ms. Lopez, should I go deal with the perpetrator?” asked Sylas.

Sylas was a warrior, so she was fearless.

“No, you can’t go!”

The phone in the office rang at that moment, and Zoey went to pick it up.

The unfamiliar voice of a man came through, “Is this Ms. Zoey Lopez?”

“Yes, and who are you?” asked Zoey.

yesterday, and you’ve already forgotten about me. I am Jacky Lawson.

Zoey as an icy expression settled on her

you received my gift? Do you like it?” asked Jacky before

bad, because I am not afraid!” replied Zoey

so imposing. You are the first person who ever dared reject my request, and I admire that. However,

Beep! Beep! Beep!

up immediately

long breath

was eerily pale at the time, and she’d be

what’s next? An arm? A leg? Or maybe

thought about that, her breathing became uneven, and she was so terrified that all the color drained from her

seemed that she had gotten

to him? We can’t let this

starting to raise her white

was worried about making a bigger mess if

something terrible happened,” said an employee suddenly as he rushed in

“What’s wrong?” asked Zoey.

from the sanitization department on the washroom floor.

“What?”

Boom!

mind went blank, and even Sylas

the “gift”