Chapter 21

Zeke jolted when he saw the smile on Icarus' face. Then, he felt a crushing pain coming from his hand. "How could this be?" he thought, his expression twisting. He pushed all of his energy into his right hand, trying to counter Icarus' grip. However, Icarus' fingers were like a vice around his hand. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't fight back. "Have we met before?" Icarus asked, narrowing his eyes. At the same time, he tightened his grip a little more. Zeke's face went pale. Cold sweat coated his forehead. He gritted his teeth so that he didn't scream out in pain. "Oh, you're the guy who was acting really suspicious outside my garden yesterday," Icarus said. Zeke was shocked to hear that. How did Icarus know? Zeke was sure that he had been well hidden yesterday. Icarus hadn't shown any signs that he had noticed him. Unless he did. Zeke's expression soured. He was sweating more now. Icarus' grip was tightening further. If this went on, he might break the bones in Zek