章 12: Ch52. The approaching storm (4)

I felt the sound more than heard it, and Yuri's shriek made my heart sink to my stomach.

Why can't I protect anyone in this life?

I looked at Nikolai's body, sprawled on the floor as Yuri raged on against Quintus.

That's why he didn't want his son to be a part of his world.

He didn't want Nikolai to get caught in this kind of crossfire.

And I couldn't do anything to protect him.

Not in my previous life, not in this one...

"I told you he wasn't going to make it. That you weren't going to be able to save him, didn't I?" Quintus spoke straight to me, while holding Yuri's head like it was a toy.

And his words hit me like a bomb.

I heard those words before, when I saved Nikolai in the abandoned warehouse at the docks.

Quintus' hand was growing back as he started to crush Yuri's head like a fruit, but I wasn't going to let him do it again.

It didn't matter how fast and strong he seemed to be, I was faster and stronger.