Lewis retracted his hand and shot onto his feet.Josephine stared at him in a daze. The lighter's flame had been extinguished by then. Her surroundings were dark, and there was a light breeze. It made the leaves rustle. The fire in Josephine's chest had spread to her organs. It felt like she was ab
Sunlight filtered through the gaps between leaves, casting its glow onto Josephine. She was dripping with sweat like she had come out of the water. There was also morning dew in the air, which gave her hair a slightly damp feeling.Lewis had become a tool for her all night. He had depleted his energ
"Where in the hell have they hidden?" Draco slammed the remote controller aside. "We have over 100 drones, yet we can't even locate three people!"He also couldn't contact Kiran but could see the latter through the live drone footage. So, he picked up the remote again and used the drone's speakers t
No bad news came from other strongholds. Draco and Faust discussed briefly before deciding to evacuate their men from the chasm. They didn't want to be involved in Kiran and Lewis' drama anymore.When they phoned their men, they realized the men had already left. Not only that, but the men had switc
Josephine wanted to bury herself in a hole more now when Lewis spoke. In truth, her entire head had already shrunk into the collar of her shirt. Only half her face peeked out. Lewis watched her momentarily but never got a response, so he picked up the rabbit and headed outside. He found the water
Meanwhile, Lewis noticed she had eaten the rabbit and appeared more relaxed. He then started a small fire. It wasn't cold there, but he wanted to light up the cave.Josephine's gaze remained on the slowly growing flame before she snapped, "Put it out."Her voice was hoarse, which made it hard to hea
The cave fell into a terrifying silence for a long time after that. It was already dark out. So, one couldn't see one's fingers inside the unlit cave. The stillness made Josephine feel sleepy. Sometime later, Lewis got up to leave. The items Phineas had sent him arrived. There were cigarettes and
"Are you thirsty?" Lewis' magnetic voice rang out.It sent tingles all over Josephine's body. She covered her ears and tried to block his voice out."Are you feeling better? It looks like it might rain soon. I should prepare more food if you're still unable to walk. Do you have anything specific you