TimeNovelChapter 1459: The memory of Cedric's earlier rampage sent a jolt of dread through Alexander's chest.
Instinctively, he edged backward, his hands trembling beneath the hospital blanket.
"Cedric, this is a hospital. Don't do anything crazy." The storm outside lent a grim, bluish cast to everything, rain battering the windows and soaking the world in a dreary haze.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCedric stood motionless in the doorway, his face carved from ice, expression utterly unreadable.
"Cedric, you can't kill me. You'll go to jail! There are security cameras everywhere." Cedric said nothing, his jaw clenched and eyes burning with a dark, suffocating intensity.
Panic shot through Alexander. His trembling hand flew to the call button, stabbing at it desperately-nothing happened.
"You can stop trying. I've already cut the power to the entire hospital." The words hit Alexander like a slap. His blood ran cold.
"The security cameras..." Cedric's gaze was ice-cold.
"Are you out of your mind? Still clinging to your pathetic fantasies?" Alexander's face went slack with shock. He was unable to muster a single word.
A relentless rain hammered the city that day, washing away all but the fiercest of sounds.
When Cedric arrived home, he shrugged off his coat, scattering droplets onto the polished floor. Damon, Nikolas, and Carol immediately turned at the sound of the door creaking open. Only original at galovelsCedric appeared in the entryway, dressed head to toe in crisp black, shadows clinging to him.
"Is Daniela awake yet?” he queried, his voice low and steady.
Carol glanced at the clock as she answered, “She's still sleeping." She then peered at him curiously. “You were only gone an hour. Where did you disappear to?" He shrugged off the question, heading toward his downstairs room where he kept his clothes. “I'm taking a shower. Keep your voices down-she wakes up at the slightest sound."
The three watched as Cedric slipped into his room, closing the door so quietly, it was barely audible.
Damon asked, "Did you notice? He reeked of blood when he walked in. He's really just going to shower and pretend nothing happened?" Nikolas stared at the closed door, suspicion flickering in his eyes.
Carol let out a soft click of her tongue. "He's hiding something, that's for sure." Right then, the shrill buzz of a phone shattered the quiet.
Nikolas pulled out his phone, the screen glowing in the dim room as thunder cracked beyond the window.
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