Philip Shaw reached out and lifted her icy body from the bed, holding her in his arms. He looked down at Aldana Candi's pallid, almost transparent face and asked in a low voice, "Did you have a nightmare?"
Aldana Candi panted lightly, feeling unsure whether the rain sounds she heard were real or part of a dream. Her mind was still overshadowed by the thunderstorm in the nightmare.
In truth, it wasn't a nightmare; those were events that had actually happened. Eric Candi had grabbed her throat viciously, telling her that the one who deserves to die is you, which was also real.
He wouldn't appreciate her for all the years of careful care, but instead, he would resent Ellen Candi for executing the mission in her place and hate her for surviving.
Her whole body was cold, trembling incessantly, while the rain sounded like a death chant, beating repeatedly against her eardrum.
