Chapter 35: Worried.

Wendy's POV.

'I WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE TO DESTROY ALL YOU THINK YOU HAVE BUILT AND I SHALL NEVER GET TIRED'

His words kept ringing in my head continuously despite being in a big hall filled with numerous students and some set of men and women giving us lectures about our course but my mind was far off, the only thing keeping me from crying my eyes out right now was this crowded place.

May chattered excitedly beside me, ignorant of the storm raging within me. "Wendy, can you believe we're part of this expedition? It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

I forced a smile and turned to look at her, her eyes sparkling with enthusiasm and I attempted to feign interest. "Yeah, May, it's incredible."

The speaker on the stage droned on about the significance of the expedition, but his words were drowned out by Professor George's haunting threat echoing in my mind. I felt a lump forming in my throat as I struggled to maintain composure.

How's my new life falling apart because of just one man,