“Linda, I’m going to slice up that pretty face of yours!”

Right now, the Clarie standing in front of me felt like a complete stranger—wild, terrifying.

No doubt, she was completely enraged. To be more precise, she had lost her mind after being hit with a double blow from both Jim and me. She had never experienced something like this before, and I was stunned on the spot. I just stood there, frozen, as I watched her raise her arm, the shard of glass getting closer and closer to my face.

So close, I could even smell the metallic scent of blood.

“Clarie, if you dare hurt her, I swear...