Love In Another Shadow

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had just happened, her intuition told her otherwise. Something inside Alicia's head forced her to

or whispering about the incident. Although she wasn't really interested, Alicia ended up standing among the crowd of people w

owever, it wasn't the

s was still gently patting Brittany's back in the corner

boyfriend," Brittan

need to talk." He patted Brittany lightly on the shoulder. "I'

y, D

body. Paul whispered, "Mr. Blake asked us to keep our mouths sh

ead, but that old bastard is busy making a name for himself," he thou

students were instructed to return to their rooms by the Golden High off

fy eyes were now looking at him uncertain

suspected that James was assaulted and

isbelief. "Who could have done all this

ser and cleared h

y the presence of Alicia, who had said she didn't w

ici

said with a nod of thanks

felt right now. For a moment, James' death had also brought her a piece of

tterned gazled tiles beneath her feet. She then deliberately rubbed

reath. "The floor surface i

d glances. Both were silent, as

ly belong to James?"

ubbed the nape of his neck awkwardly. "Through the luminol t

ering something. "Are you sure all t

watched silently as she wiped

n a pool of James' blood in front of her. Curiosity led her to follow the pattern of

g to the red droplet near his foot. "Can y

he quickly performed a luminol test on the blood.

when the blood match came back n

them confused. "What d

ng it. "James put up a fight here, he managed to get the perpetrator injured." Nic said then gri

rmitory hallways in front of her. "Looks like J

or anything that might help her investigation. Unfortunately, there was only o

rk?" Alicia

that far away?" She paused her sentence and shook he

ound where the victim was found. Nic, meanwhile,

"Nic, why is James' corpse so horrible? Even his e

"I think he was choked before he was st

ng and the stabbing was just a

look of astonishment mixed with amazement crossed Brit

e was looking at the intersection o

m suspiciously. She cleared her throat, breaking Britt'

y whispered, as if afraid that someone

tt?" Alic

ials distribute the new alphabetized rooms?" She pause

the room is true. Shouldn't he have been killed on

her, before Britt let out a long

t came out of