When Harper found out that Silas and Griffon had left, she hurried to the hospital. Taya was lying on the hospital bed. There was medicine asmeared on the wound on her back, but it was still festering. She tilted her head. Her soulless eyes were motionless as she stared out of the window. When Harper got closer, she realized that Taya was obviously in pain and dripping with cold sweat. Even so, she didn’t make a sound.

Her small hands clutched the sheets tightly, as if trying to relieve the pain, but it didn’t work. Seeing Taya like that, Harper was so distressed that she shed tears. “Taya…” Hearing Harper’s...