Chapter 841

The boat rocked precariously, like a dandelion puff caught in a gust of wind, offering no semblance of stability or safety.

Elysia was terrified of the dark, and even more so of water. Every time she stood by the shore, an irrational fear gripped her, making her believe that something sinister was about to leap out from the depths below.

She glanced outward twice before quickly retracting her gaze, shrinking into herself, shivering uncontrollably.

She was scared. Scared of the engulfing darkness of the night, scared of the vast, all-consuming ocean!

Scared of Keith, whose eyes were blinded by hatred, harboring demons in his heart!

But what scared her most was the thought of something happening to Tarquin...

She couldn't bear the thought of spending her life with Keith; she just wanted to be with Tarquin.

She dreamt of raising their kids together with Tarquin...

Images of Tarquin and their children, their faces, their laughter, flooded her mind, causing a sharp pang in her heart, blurring her vision with tears. She missed them, missed them terribly.

appear before her the next second, to throw

Meanwhile, by the seaside,

into the pitch-black ocean, his brow furrowed, an aura

Axel stood beside him,

No information on the vessel; it's

someone in the vast night sea was like searching

Elysia was abducted, they had traced the clues to this

local fishermen say the weather's been rough these past few days, big winds, big waves. The small private boats they have can easily capsize. They won't stay out past dawn; they'll

a few places they could dock. It's uncertain which one Keith might choose, but

out his

like an eternity, a sudden thought struck him, tightening the lines around his eyes as he zoomed in on

stared at it for a long while in silence, then turned on his heel and

into the driver's

hurriedly got into

fully started before it was already

Tarquin, who was driving with a steely gaze fixed on the road ahead,

taken, Tarquin had been on edge, not a moment of rest, not a bite of food, nor a sip

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