The squelch of the blade sinking into flesh echoed through the air, yet the pain Melissa braced for never came.Instead, she felt herself wrapped in a broad chest.It was Hayden, shielding her from behind and taking the full force of the knife.She spun around in panic. Lydia had struck with terrifying force, and dark crimson blood immediately surged across Hayden's white shirt.He opened his mouth as if to say something, but the sheer intensity of the agony twisted his face in pain.Lydia didn't stop. Eyes gleaming with madness, she plunged the blade into him repeatedly, shrieking, "Hayden, Melissa, I hate you both! Go to hell!"Hayden held firm, shielding Melissa with his body. As more and more wounds tore through him, he collapsed into a pool of blood.Andrew sprinted over with everything he had and landed a heavy kick that sent Lydia flying onto the ground.Only then did Lydia snap out of her frenzy. As she stared at her blood-soaked hands and Hayden lying motionless on the
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