Chapter 3Midnight on the River Styx

"Cole, what's wrong? It's me, Mia, open the door!"

"Stay away from me! You psycho!"

Hearing this, my face turned deathly pale.

My body lost all its strength, and I slumped outside the guest room door.

What exactly happened?

Could it be...

Devastated, I walked out onto the deck, staring at the sparkling sea.

I asked with hatred:

"What did you do this time?"

The waves rolled in one after another, as if my face was changing from one to another.

The smile at the corner of her mouth was mechanical and eerie.

Her eyes were full of mockery as she parted her red lips:

"Guess."

Enough! I flew into a rage! I grabbed an empty wine bottle and hurled it fiercely.

Water splashed everywhere.

That face gradually disappeared.

Replaced by my tears.

I lowered my head and found a few drag marks of red on the floor.

Stretching towards the edge of the ship.

There was also a bloody handprint on the railing.

Below was the bottomless ocean.

Suddenly, I realized something and my body stiffened.

Looking back, the deck was completely empty.

But I clearly remembered everyone being here just a moment ago?

I tore at my hair, trying desperately to remember, but I couldn't recall the missing fragments.

I only remembered...

At dusk, everyone was dead drunk.

Except for me.

Cole took care of me, intercepting a lot of drinks for me.

But he wasn't so lucky. He lay on the deck and slept for a few hours.

The sea breeze was very cold.

I covered him with a light blanket and sat beside him, singing a lullaby.

Then I fell asleep too.

"What exactly are you trying to do to me?!"

I hugged my head, kneeling on the deck, screaming in agony.

A red light flashed across my eyes in the distance. Such a familiar blinking frequency.

There seemed to be many similar light sources on this ship.

They were like human eyes, monitoring me, torturing me.

In the silent night, besides my voice...

There was also a faint, trembling sound of breathing coming from behind.

My blood suddenly began to boil.

Even without turning around, I knew it was the person I loved the most—Cole.

No matter what...

He couldn't leave me...

I rubbed my eyes, gritted my teeth, tremblingly picked up a bottle of wine, and walked slowly towards him.

Under the moonlight, my shadow stretched very long.