Chapter 35

　　“Why?” 　　Zadie stares at Liam's face and asks with her eyes. "Because it's worth it," Liam answers silently. She looks away in a panic. She couldn't stand to look at him for too long. It was the person she had hated for years. 　　Two of the men agree to kill Liam and Zadie, upholding their previous contract. 　　While they were arguing, Zadie raises her leg and stomps her attacker on the foot with her shoes. The pointed heel buries into the man's foot. He lets out a cry and subconsciously lets Zadie go. 　　She immediately did not hesitate to push away her captor and desperately runs to Liam. 　　"Janie!" 　　Liam sprints to meet her. Their bodies collide, but Liam instantly pulls her to his back. The shock of seeing her dying again was relegated to the farthest corner of his mind as he focuses on the here and now. For a split second, everything stopped.  　　But as soon as it had stopped, his survival instincts kick in.  　　Liam, in some w