Chapter 105 A Serpent's Smile

• Elena hadn’t planned to stay at the hospital so long. But seeing Zara lying there weak and lost, had kept her frozen in place for some minutes. She waited quietly in corners, her heart pounding, until her phone lit up with Jayden’s name. Her hands shook as she dialledJayden’s phone number.
• “Jayden, it’s me,” she said quickly, her voice shaking with fear and hope.
• There was a long silence. Then his voice came, cold and sharp like broken glass. “Why are you calling me?”