Chapter 130

[HOLLY’s Point of View]

I couldn’t believe my eyes.

I found a small cave near the stream before nightfall, a blessing for Alec and me to protect ourselves from the predators roaming in the mountain. I gathered bushes and branches to cover the mouth of the cave, thankful that the moonlight was bright enough to illuminate the area while I forced him to drink water.

“Alec…” I murmured while watching his bare chest move—his breath was shallow and fast. He wasn’t sweating, and I was scared because he was burning like hell.

I took a shirt from my backpack and drenched it with cold water from the stream to wipe the grime and filth on his skin.

“What happened Alec?” I asked, my voice croaking as I studied the pain on his face. It was as if they were tortured for so many weeks after they were caught by the mountain rogues. “Where is my husband? Where is Mel? What happened to the three of you?”

Alec groaned as his back arched in pain. There was something in him that brought agony to his face, a