[Lilia]

“What happened here?”

Our attention immediately snapped towards Val, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere. His face was plastered with perplexity as he turned his gaze directly to the scene that greeted him upon entering the vicinity.

Kael still had the creepy older man pinned against the wall, his face turning almost purple from being choked, and I was still quivering with fright just to the side of him.

“Lilia, are you alright?” Val notices me and my flabbergasted state. He ...