A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

Chapter 468

Chapter 468

“Sir, this is the only spot safe enough to land right now. We can’t go any further in.”

“Bring her down,” Cole replied without another word.

No sooner had he finished checking the emergency pack and prepared to move out, another helicopter swooped in and landed exactly where his had touched down a moment ago.

It was Max.

Neither man looked surprised when their eyes met. It was as if they’d both expected this.

“Together?” Cole asked first, his voice tight–so unlike his usual self.

Max gave a single nod. “Let’s go.” That at least was true to form.

They set off in silence, conserving their energy as they pressed toward their destination.

Mountains surrounded them. Aftershocks had dislodged boulders and sent loose rock tumbling onto the already treacherous path. More than once, they had to detour around a fallen slab or scramble over debris.

No one could say how long they trekked like that. Instead of reaching the summit, they ran into a group of rescue workers and firefighters making their own way up the mountain.

decided to join the

been moving since dawn, and by the time the sun began to dip behind the peaks, they finally saw a

battered village sprawled before them,

The living clustered together,

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left behind were elderly, women, and children. Not a single one paused to rest. In this sparsely populated

everyone was doing their best to

appeared, the villagers‘ first reaction

here!” someone cried out,

attention.

all around, and soon

them.

An old woman fell to her knees, her voice trembling

up. “Ma’am, please, don’t worry. Is your mayor

the road up the mountain is blocked. I don’t

quickly pulled out his phone and turned the screen toward

woman’s face lit up with recognition. “She’s at the school too, with the other teachers, My granddaughter, Susannah Holt, is