Wayne Bailey clenched his resolute jaw, his eyes slightly red, "I promise."
"If Raphael doesn't come back... I can't let it go..." Grandpa took a heavy breath, closed his eyes slightly, and fell into unconsciousness.
...
An eagle soared in the evening sky, cutting across the horizon.
Anna Jadwin stood on the terrace, her tears frozen, suddenly seeing the eagle, as if witnessing the brazenness of a devil.
The eagle circled around, like a signal of some hidden message. Anna glanced left and right, then pushed open the window.
It swooped down and landed on the windowsill, its hooked beak carrying something.
Anna reached out her hand, and a blood-stained piece of jade fell into her palm.
Her heart pounded as she looked at the "BM" mark on the bottom of the jade, which she had carved herself.
This piece of jade had been given to Raphael Bailey by Sanna after she took it.
