章 301: The Invasion (6)

"Liar," Izabella mouthed as she shot Ryan one last tearful look. "Liar. Ryan Caldwell, you are a liar."

The gun dropped from Ryan's hand at the same time another volcano erupted in the background.

Izabella closed her eyes one last time. Her body crumbled and disintegrated into a pile of ash before she even hit the ground.

That was the end of Izabella Hornthorpe, Ryan Caldwell's ex-wife.

Aiden fell backward when the gigantic claw shot up from beneath the floor. At the moment, he was frozen on his spot.

"I am sorry," was all he could muster after a while, but Ryan gave no reply. Instead, the elder vampire staggered to the pile of ash that used to be Izabella Hornthorpe. He dug inside the pile of ash, as if looking for something. He dug for a long time, but he still could not find it.

"Ryan..."

Someone pulled at his arm.