Chapter 258

Torrential rain, shattered rocks, thick mud, dense smoke.

These were the last images Evadne saw before her consciousness slipped away, almost in despair.

But with her last bit of strength, just before disaster struck, she pushed the climber to safety.

Even if there was only a sliver of hope, she wanted her to survive.

If she wasn’t prepared for the danger, she didn’t deserve to be in that outfit and show up in that place. She wasn’t afraid to die. As long as her death had meaning, her journey through this tumultuous world wouldn’t be in vain.

She wasn’t always this brave. Even the thought of death or the memory of her father and her stepmothers taking her for a vaccination would make her cry and cause a fuss. She was just a little girl with a flair for the dramatic.

But then at eleven, she met him here.

His bravery, his resilience, his eyes that guided her like a lighthouse in the deep sea, his willingness to live and die with her despite their fleeting encounter, deeply moved her soul.

She realized for the first time that a person could live this way, burning and blooming for themselves.

Even after she married him and even after he hurt her, she had to admit that.

Thaddeus changed her. He changed her life.

Time passed, stars shifted.

Everything happened so fast, like an avalanche!

Evadne had a long and surreal dream during her brief unconsciousness.

She dreamed of playing under her parents‘ knees, her brothers celebrating her birthday with her.

Cassius hoisted her atop a pile of gift boxes, Arnold sang a slightly off–key Happy Birthday, Bennett held the birthday cake as they blew out the candles together, and Elvis gave her the toy gun she had always wanted.

And Thaddeus.

She remembered fighting alongside him on the battlefield, their lives hanging in the balance.

She remembered the first time she saw him again at her grandfather’s side and how she couldn’t take her eyes off him.

She remembered Thaddeus pushing the divorce papers towards her, forcing her to leave with his cold and resolute demeanor.

Suddenly, a piercing pain erupted from her heart, spreading throughout her entire body.

woke up with a start, gasping for breath as if she had been drowning. Hot sweat and cold rain alternated, making her shiver

she closed her eyes

wasn’t for the dream about that bastard, if it wasn’t for the memory of the

woke up, Evadne was nearly scared

somewhere by the mud, lying on

her body was half–buried

Bad luck,

teeth, “I can’t die. I absolutely can’t die! What would happen to Emeric if I die? What about my brothers?” Since God gave her a chance to live, it meant that her life wasn’t meant to end! Her fate was in her

Crack!

branch above her head made a

speak. She didn’t even dare to breathe, fearing that if she took one more

hands, then found two rocks

moment she jumped onto the rocks, the branch above her

fell into the deep cliff and

trembling heart was about to jump

time to be scared. She could only try

moment, night had fallen and the storm was

her vision, and her hands were red

kept her climbing was her strong will and desire

was young, Aviana often accompanied her to box, ride horses, and shoot arrows. Climbing

was proving to be very

to reach the top of the mountain, a strong vibration came from below,

roll down, another landslide was

fair! I do so many good deeds, donate so much money and accumulate so much virtue

rock under Evadne’s foot fell, and

“No! Help!”

opened her eyes wide in horror, a sense of despair overwhelming

on the edge of the cliff, and what awaited her was a hopeless situation, a

of Evadne’s eye, and she closed

hands suddenly grabbed her wrist, pulling her back

eyes, as bright as the stars, her heartbeat and breath

“Thaddeus?”

it a dream? A

uncontrollably against

scared!

on her pale face. Fear, panic, joy, heartache,

hand clinging to the muddy ground, his

felt his body sinking, sliding downwards, knowing

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