All Chapters of Fearless: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

The AwakeningDallas was quiet before sunrise.The streets were almost empty.A thin layer of darkness covered the city while the first hints of morning light slowly appeared beyond the buildings.Hazel Young stood beside her bedroom window.She hadn't slept.Not because she was afraid.At least, that was what she kept telling herself.She was thinking about the voice.The voice that sounded like Jae.The voice that knew things nobody else should know.And the strange message that had appeared on her mirror.HE REMEMBERED YOU.Hazel had spent the entire night trying to understand what it meant.Nothing made sense anymore.She looked down at her hands.They were trembling slightly."Jae..."She whispered his name.For a moment, nothing happened.Then the glass on the window made a faint sound.Crack.Hazel froze.A tiny line had appeared across the glass.She stepped closer.Another crack appeared.Then another."What..."She touched the window.The cracks immediately stopped.Hazel pu

The First LessonThe city had fully awakened.Dallas was no longer quiet.Cars moved through the streets.Businesses opened their doors.People hurried toward work, unaware that something unusual had happened only a few miles away.Inside Hazel's house, however, the atmosphere remained tense.Claire stood near the center of the damaged living room.Hazel sat across from her.Miyan leaned against the wall, watching them carefully.Nobody spoke for several seconds.Finally, Hazel broke the silence."So, what happens now?"Claire looked at her."Nothing."Hazel frowned."Nothing?""You go about your normal life."Hazel stared at her.Then she laughed.It wasn't a happy laugh.It was short, bitter, and exhausted."My normal life?"Claire remained silent.Hazel looked around the room.The broken window.The damaged walls.The shattered glass scattered across the floor."This was my normal life."She pointed toward the damage."Before Jae disappeared, I thought the biggest problems I had we

The answer was harder now.She thought about Jae.About how he had always protected people.About how he disappeared without telling her why.Then she remembered the broken window.The attackers.The fear.She finally looked up."I don't know."Claire nodded."That's the honest answer."Hazel looked at her."But I know one thing.""What?""If I stop now, I'll spend the rest of my life wondering if I could have found him."Claire's expression softened."That's what I was afraid of."Hazel frowned."What?""That you'd choose the search."Hazel looked confused."Why?"Claire looked toward the cracks in the ground."Because Jae made the same choice."Hazel's heart sank."What happened to him?"Claire didn't answer.~That afternoon, Hazel left the house for the first time since the attack.Claire wanted her to stay.Hazel refused."I need air."Miyan volunteered to accompany her.They walked through a quiet part of Dallas.For a while, neither spoke.Then Miyan said:"You know, you're all

The Price of KnowingHazel woke to the sound of breaking glass.She sat upright.For a moment, she couldn't breathe.Her bedroom was dark.The window was intact.Nothing moved.Then another sound came from downstairs.A chair scraping across the floor.Hazel slowly reached for her phone.No messages.No calls.She stepped out of bed.The warmth inside her chest appeared immediately.Not strong.Not violent.A warning.Hazel stopped.Someone was inside the house.She could feel it.Her hand moved toward the bedroom door.Then she heard Miyan's voice from downstairs."Hazel!"Hazel ran.She reached the staircase and looked down.Miyan was standing in the living room.Claire was beside her.Both were staring toward the front door.The door was open.Cold air moved through the house.Hazel hurried down."What happened?"Claire looked at her."Someone was here."Hazel's heart tightened."Who?""We don't know."Miyan pointed toward the floor."There."A small black object lay near the entra

The Man Who Knew Jae“Come home.”The two voices disappeared.The hospital lights remained dead.Hazel stood frozen in the darkness.One voice had belonged to her father.The other had belonged to Jae.But neither voice should have been there.A monitor suddenly beeped.Then another.Emergency lights flickered on along the hallway.Hazel immediately looked toward her father's room.“Dad.”She ran.Claire followed.Miyan came behind them.Hazel reached the room first.Her father was still lying in the hospital bed.His eyes were closed.His breathing was steady.The monitors showed normal readings.Nothing had changed.Hazel stood beside him, trying to slow her breathing.“Dad?”His eyes opened.He looked at her.For a moment, he seemed confused.Then his expression changed.Fear.“Hazel…”“I'm here.”He tried to sit up.Claire moved toward him.“Don't.”Hazel stopped her.“He's awake.”“I know.”Her father looked past Hazel.His eyes settled on Claire.Then on Miyan.Finally, he looke