CHAPTER 28: THE SHADOW WITH HER NAME
Elena's breath caught in her throat.
For a moment, the hospital room felt too small, too quiet, as Lydia's trembling confession hung heavily in the air.
"W–what do you mean someone is hunting me?" Elena whispered.
Lydia's fingers tightened weakly around her wrist. "I heard them, Elena… the men who attacked us. I wasn't fully conscious, but I remember the voices… one of them kept repeating your name."
Elena felt her entire chest tighten.
"My name?"
Lydia nodded slowly. "Yes. They kept saying, 'She must not survive. Bring the girl to the boss.' They didn't care about me. They didn't even care about Marcus. They were after you."
Elena's pulse hammered violently.
A cold wave washed through her bones.
"Why me?" she whispered.
Lydia shook her head. "I don't know. But one thing was clear—they had been watching you."
Elena's stomach twisted painfully.
Watching her.
Tracking her.
Hunting her.
And she had no idea who or why.
