SHRIEK.
The sound snapped Lia to her senses and her heart almost jumped out of her chest when she saw the door to the office open.
Then a second later, a surprised face appeared as he looked at Lia, then it contorted into shock, disbelief until finally vigilance when his gaze fell onto the mortal corpses who still held onto First P's dead body.
Lia's and Tom's eyes met for a second before he sprinted away.
"Damn!" Lia cursed and wanted to run after him but first infused her soul into First P and ordered her corpses to follow her.
She rushed down the stairs, the faint sound of Tom's footsteps echoing from the walls. She never would have imagined him being here at this hour. He saw her power and seemed to understand. She couldn't let him go now. She couldn't leave him alive.
