Chapter 1092

Grant wanted to leave.

But in the end, he couldn't bring himself to go. He turned back and stood by Killian's side.

"Dad, I'll stay with you."

Meanwhile, Chloe stepped out into a maze of twisting corridors. She'd always been hopeless with directions, but when she'd come down here, she'd forced herself to focus, mapping every turn and hallway in her mind.

That's how she knew the way back.

Halfway through, the ground suddenly trembled beneath her feet. Dirt and dust rained down from above.

Just when panic started to take over, she heard someone shouting her name.

It was Connor.

"I'm here! I'm here!" Chloe shouted back, stopping in her tracks.

It didn't take long for them to find each other.

The moment their eyes met, they rushed into a tight embrace, holding on like they'd never let go.

But the shaking didn't stop. The tunnel felt like it could collapse at any second. There was no time to talk.

grabbed her hand

they ran, Chloe managed to gasp,

switch to a hidden tunnel. I came to

about Grandpa

team found them. They should be on

She hadn't realized everyone else had

they were so far underground-how

ve

ask, Connor seemed to catch her thoughts. “It was your friend. Before we came,

time to process

the path collapsed in a roar, mud and rocks crashing down

and find another way, but every route seemed to fall

stopped talking. Both of them knew how

a deafening crash

rocks poured down like

instinct was to shield Chloe,

They both went down.

went quiet, Chloe realized she

and one arm were

was pitch black-she couldn't see a

wasn't hurt. She could even move a little in the small space Connor had made for her. But that only made

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