Flora Bloom pulled Cynthia Grant closer, about to check on her, but Lex Cross, who was beside them, stopped her.
"Don't touch."
Lex Cross seized Flora Bloom's hand. Then, in an ice-cold voice, he spoke to Regan Thorne, who had caught up to them. "You can have her."
"Lex Cross! What are you saying!?" Flora Bloom stared at him in disbelief.
"However, we must take Gavin Todd with us!"
"Lex Cross! Let me go! You can't give Cynthia to them! You bastard! You…" Before Flora Bloom could even react, Lex Cross swept her into his arms. Black energy enveloped and bound her, making it impossible to struggle.
"Lex Cross, Cynthia will die! Let me go! She's my friend, I can't let them take her!"
In sharp contrast to Flora Bloom's agitation, Lex Cross acted like a detached outsider. He glanced at Five, who tightened his hold on Cynthia Grant before handing her over to Regan Thorne.
