Suddenly, blood splattered on my face, and I lost consciousness. When I finally awoke, I smelled disinfectant and saw Ivanna’s anxious eyes. “Chlo, you’re awake!”

I felt pain all over, especially on my face. Still, I was relieved when I realized I wasn’t dead. The man with the knife got shot, and I shuddered when I recalled his knife coming down on me. If he got shot a second later, I would have died already.

“Thank goodness you’re awake!” Ivanna exclaimed. Immediately after, she ran out of the room with teary eyes. “Chlo’s awake!”

Atlas came in, and I choked back my sobs. He hugged me, saying, “Everything’s okay now.”

I took some time to calm down before asking, "Who did this?"

Atlas shook his head. "The leader got away, and we're still interrogating the lackeys. I want to know who hired them."

"Who realized I went missing?" I wanted to know.

Ivanna said, “It was someone from the kindergarten. No one went to pick up Ava, and the school couldn’t reach you, so Ava gave them my nu