"I..." Selene's expression shifted, her confident demeanor faltering. She opened her mouth, trying to find the right words. "I... I..." she stammered, but then she paused, her thoughts spinning.
'That's right,' she thought, 'why am I telling him all this?' A wave of confusion washed over her. 'Didn't I come here to kill him and recover my lost reputation in the organization?'
Her eyes drifted to Adrian's face, and memories of the Myrandor Mountains flashed before her eyes—the chaos, the battles, the moment he saved her. A realization settled in her mind: she wanted to repay the debt. He had saved her in a sense, after all. But there was no way she could admit that to him!
Scrambling for an excuse, she blurted out, "I... I don't want my targets to lose their lives without knowing. I... I like to play with them."
As soon as the words left her mouth, she knew they sounded ridiculous. Adrian's expression turned strange, his eyebrows raised in bemusement.
