Chapter 160: The One Listening
The scene was too horrifying for anyone to stay calm.
The instant that figure stepped out of the darkness, Elias froze.
Then his mouth opened as wide as it could go, and a scream tore through the room.
"Ah!"
His body curled in on itself like something dropped into boiling oil. In one breath, he had folded into a trembling ball, shaking so hard it looked almost like a seizure. He shoved himself into Serena's arms by pure instinct, trying to burrow against her as if she were the only solid thing left in the world.
Serena could feel the strength in him.
That was not something a person faked cleanly. It was the kind of force that came out only under extreme fear, wild and uncontrolled. His elbows and knees struck her by accident as he scrambled into her, and for a second, even she felt pain.
Serena only smiled faintly.
