As the assassin hired to kill them took a step in their direction, Adrian pointed his sword at him while Evangeline quickly cast spells.
Seeing their reaction, the assassin's smile widened.
"I don't usually enjoy this, but I wonder if you two can intrigue me."
He took another step forward.
Or was about to, but then—
"Just let me ask you one last thing," Adrian said, and then glanced at Evangeline. "Who among the two of us is your target?"
Evangeline's blood ran cold the moment she heard him speak those words.
'W-why is he asking that? And that look…'
She was suddenly gripped by a chilling fear as a thought entered her mind. If the assassin answered that Evangeline was his target, she had this suspicion that he would abandon her to save himself.
The assassin momentarily paused, looking confused as though he had heard wrong. But then a wide smirk spread across his face. Evangeline's heartbeat sped up even more as she saw that smirk.
'Please no…'
