Chapter 616

Chris and Derick didn't respond. They just looked at me. I lifted my head, my mind numb as I asked stupidly, "You don't know?" As I spoke, I struggled to sit up. "Then I'll go find him myself..." "Madeline." Derick restrained me, his eyes glowing an eerie red. I blinked. "What's wrong?" "Madeline, you have to accept that Brandon is... gone," Chris reminded me softly. I nodded. "I know..." As I said that, I even smiled. "I know he's not here, so I want to go be with him..." Derick's grip on my hand tightened, hurting me a bit. I looked at him. "Derick, you're hurting me." "Maddie." Derick's voice was hoarse. "Brandon is gone. You can't see him anymore." I gaped at him, my heart pounding with a feeling I couldn't quite name. But I held my tongue, suppressing that thought. Instead, I snapped back, "I can. Let me go." "Madeline," Derrick called my name in a deep, serious voice. But that didn't stop me. I tried to pry his hand off. "Let me go." At that moment, I had an overwhel