"No!"

At the critical moment, Vincent shouted, his voice laced with panic, "Don't hurt her!"

We weren't far apart—I could clearly see the raw tension and pain carved on his face.

But at this point, I didn't care what he was thinking.

My heart was numb, frozen by despair.

Without Toby, my world had already collapsed.

What was the point of living? Everything felt empty.

The masked man narrowed his ...