Chapter 122

The world spun. "David..." Vanessa forced out his name with the last bit of strength she had before collapsing. She barely managed to catch a glimpse of him rushing toward her. Clenching her teeth against the growing pain, she gasped out, "Someone injected me with something... call Leander..." In that moment, the only person she could rely on was Leander. As her eyes closed, her mind kept repeating his name like a lifeline. Turned out, in her most desperate moment, he was the one anchored deep in her heart. Maybe... maybe she really had feelings for him. No-she'd liked him all along. Otherwise, she wouldn't have let him get that close. And now, maybe she'd even started falling for him a little. Leander showed up ten minutes later, storming over with a face so dark it looked like it could start a thunderstorm. The moment he saw Vanessa, passed out and completely unresponsive, something twisted painfully in his chest. It hit him like a freight train-raw, cutting pain. David, looking gutt