"Bang bang bang-"

Several shots were fired in response.

Seth's shot had not hit Nina.

Nina squeezed her eyes shut in fear, her heart pounding wildly.

The gunfire, passing just by her cheek, left a sharp ringing in her ears as it hit the trees behind her.

When she opened her eyes, she saw Seth abandoning everything and diving into the river without hesitation.

He had not shot her! Or perhaps, in that moment, he did not dare to.

Nina, still shaken, stood there breathing heavily, watching the spot where Seth had disappeared. The river ended in a rapid cascade, a large waterfall where the current was fast enough that falling into it would mean certain death or serious injury.

was Seth's

Nash rushed over, grabbing her arm and checking her

tense to breathe properly. She shook her head, her face pale. "I'm

hesitation to

tell she posed a significant threat to him. He wanted to eliminate her but was

there. They searched near the waterfall but saw no sign of

got away again! But with these

long as he's still here, he won't get far!"

Nina,

Coming here and confronting Seth.

acted out of sheer bravery. "He wouldn't kill me," she said,

think a criminal wouldn't

shot at me but missed. His aim isn't that bad. He was under pressure when he saw me and didn't

capable of poisoning her, hesitated to shoot her. It did not seem logical at all.

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