Chapter 28. New Agreement

"Do you know what my grandfather did then?" Taking a deep breath, Frank leaned closer to Kara's ear. "They were exterminated like little flies. All of them. The enemy and the employees in the restaurant."

Kara's nerves immediately tensed. She dared not move. Even when Frank had taken one step back from her, she still stood like a statue with her eyebrows challenging the sky.

"What do you mean? I don't understand," Kara asked in a small voice. She tried to shake her head, but her neck muscles were too stiff.

"No outsider is allowed to know the weaknesses of our family, Kara Martin. If they know, you can guess for what happened to him or her. Buried with secrets they weren't supposed to know."

Kara swallowed hard. The smell of death grew sharper in her nose.

"B-but, I saved you. If I intended to harm you, could you still breathe? Besides, I promised not to tell anyone about this."

"That's also what the people in the restaurant said back then, includ