Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 1018 Negotiation

Someone opened the door of Sasha's prison, and a beam of bright light shone on her. It almost blinded her, and she held her hand over her eyes. When she saw that it was Colton, she still looked as dazed as ever. Before this, she thought her goal in life was to date Colton, but after Alvin died, she felt nothing even when she saw Colton. She turned her gaze away after giving him a glance and kept hugging her legs. Crisp sounds of footsteps rang in the air as Colton walked up to her. He looked at the miserable Sasha and said, "He's going to be cremated. Do you want to see him for the last time?"

The mention of Alvin made her face fall. Colton wouldn't stop reminding her that Alvin was dead. Suddenly, she burst into laughter. It took her a while to stop, then she stood up and looked at Colton. "Why the change of heart?"

"Adam's here," Colton said calmly. He thought Sasha was just a pawn Adam would toss away at the first sign of trouble. Surprisingly, he came to demand Sasha's release after he knew of her capture. Wolf and Lome together could take on Undercity, but a real fight would still cost them heavily.

A hint of surprise flashed in Sasha's eyes. Not even she expected that Adam would come and get her. Still, the prospect of seeing Alvin one last time made her nod. "I'll go."

Colton took her to the crematorium. Aside from the Lome and Wolf people, Adam brought a team of his own too. They stood opposed, ready to fight. Adam looked at the sorrowful Sasha and frowned. He muttered, "What happened?"

Sasha looked at him, but she said nothing. Instead, she turned to the corpse covered in a piece of white cloth. From the silhouette, she could see that he was gaunt. My Alvin.

She thought Undercity had taken away all her emotions and desires, but when the cloth was lifted up and Alvin's lifeless corpse was revealed, she couldn't hold her tears back. Her arm shivered, and she slowly touched Alvin's face. It was cold.

Sasha called out his name. "Alvin..." But Alvin didn't respond. His cheeks were sunken, and his face was sickly. He must've been fragile in the final moments of his life. "I'm sorry. I did this to you." She said softly, "I'll avenge you."

Fury flared in her heart. I can't die just yet. I must avenge Alvin. She stared at Alvin one last time. She had almost forgotten when they first met-it was probably when Adam brought her to train for the first time. She couldn't even finish a one-mile run back then. Alvin stayed with her and they grew together throughout the years. He never refused her demands. No matter how outrageous they were, he would do it.

Adam looked at the sorrowful Sasha and turned to Colton. "You've killed one of us, and our leader is badly injured. What say we call it even?"