Alicia's heart raced as she stared Martin.

"You see, Martin," she spoke with a steadiness that masked her inner turmoil, "If you try to take this ring by force, I'll swallow it and shift. Then...”

"Shift? Seriously?" Martin’s look turned gloomy as he interrupted Alicia’s words.

"Lee, you must not inform Allie that the serum she was injected by me was able to temporarily seal her shifting abilities, right?" After the words, Martin turned to Lee.

Lee pursed his lips and told Martin. "I did. But she didn't seem very surprised when she heard about it."

Martin frowned and shifted his gazes to Alicia again only to find her meaningful...