CHAPTER 41

Tessa was paralyzed after the murder that took place in front of her eyes. Her hands were still shaking and feeling very cold to this day. Her eyes were hard to close, even though the day had turned to morning. The blood under her feet had disappeared, but Tessa still felt that it was there. The warmth of the blanket hugging her body was not enough to warm her heart.

Tessa didn't know what to do now. If she could choose to die! Tessa would rather die quickly than have to feel like this. Tessa wasn't giving up! She just didn't want another life to be lost.

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"There are six guards at the front," James muttered, peering through the bushes with a pair of binoculars.

His hand glanced at the clock that read 9 pm. James had refrained from coming to the attack since last night. He didn't know what had happened to Tessa in there. James just hoped that Tessa would be okay.

He already had a few men strung out at every point in Darius' base. The man was just a stupid old man! Darius tried to k