Soon, the ropes that bound Maya were cut off by the mercenaries.Shortly after, the bomb that was tied to her was taken off and casually thrown on the ground.After Erin saw that there was no trace of fear in the mercenaries' eyes, she saw through Margot's trick. "So the bomb is a fake."Margot glared at her and said nothing. Her silence confirmed Erin's guess.As soon as she was freed, Maya staggered her way to Erin. She pulled out the rag in her mouth and said hoarsely, "Thank you for risking your life to save me, Erin.""You're one of us," said Erin, helping Maya up and placing her behind her back to protect her.At first, Maya felt wronged and humiliated. But when she saw Erin using her body to shield her without hesitation, it made her feel touched instead.She knew that because of Erin, she and Paulo were captured and taken to this island. But when she saw Erin coming to save her, the heavy and surging resentment she felt toward Erin immediately vanished.Other than Paulo
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