Chapter 441 The Depth Of Mitchel's Love (Part One)

"Uh..." Raegan woke up, coming back to consciousness. Without meaning to, she moaned from the pain.

Gradually, she opened her eyes, feeling bruises and discomfort everywhere. Yet, through the pain, a spark of happiness ignited. She was still alive!

Raegan lifted her arm, trying to move the hair blocking her view to take in her surroundings.

At a glance, everything appeared okay, but a closer look nearly. scared her senseless.

She found herself in a small hollow partway up the mountain. Directly beneath her was a sheer drop, plunging hundreds of meters down! Next to her, an old, oversized tire rested.

Back when Raegan teetered on the brink of unconsciousness, she recalled how mud had shoved her away, triggering her survival instinct to grasp onto whatever was within reach. It seemed this tire had saved her from being buried alive.

Yet, her current predicament felt almost as dire as a burial. The depression was barely large enough for one person. Any slight movement threatened to dislodge more stones.

She even questioned if the ground under her could hold anything heavier than fifty kilograms.

Moreover, the night looked to be falling in less than two hours.

Raegan knew she couldn't count on luck to prevent her from dozing off and falling.

Looking around in desperation, panic started to set in. When hope seemed lost, she spotted slight movements in the vines close to her hollow. An idea sparked. She tried reaching out for the vines.

But the moment she moved, rocks above tumbled down. Frightened, Raegan flattened herself against the mountainside, and the stones hit the tire, rolling off silently. This showed just how deep the drop was.

Raegan dared not even breathe, worried more rocks would come crashing down.

Maintaining still for a while, the ache in her body grew worse. With no signaling devices and unable to call for help loudly, Raegan didn't know how much longer she could hold on. In this dire situation, waiting meant certain death.

In her deepest despair, voices echoed nearby. "Anyone here?"

"Is somebody out there?"

"Miss Foster!"

"Raegan!"

Mitchel! How had he come here?

began to call out,

before she could say more, the sound of her voice dislodged another

was paralyzed with fear, afraid to move or make any

of the search party calling

noticed the vines beside her moving gently. This sparked an idea. She reached out again and this time,

tied the vines together and started swinging them. The length of the vines meant even small movements could

attention of the rescuers

the vines. Given the vines' exposure to the elements, there was no

On the ground.

agile guards were

not easily accessible to the public. Search and rescue

of the direction in which Raegan had been

search area was

gone to search elsewhere, and Mitchel

noticed slight movements in the vines on the ground. He thought it was the wind at first

no longer hearing any rescue voices, felt engulfed in

under her, making her stance increasingly precarious. She realized she couldn't stay put. The ground was about to

the vines' sturdiness in her grip, Raegan decided to act. At that moment, she made a decision and wrapped the vines around

to hold her,

she started, a loud noise announced the falling rocks. The earth split beneath her,

downward, screaming as she

had been standing on

body to find footing,

done it herself. Instinctively, she copied climbing techniques, pushing against the stone

her light weight meant the vines could support her. Raegan climbed with caution, absorbing the discomfort. Hope was nearly

then, there was

One vine broke!

vine left, supporting her

heart raced as she hurried her

other vine that was

Desperately, she extended her arm, trying to grab something solid, but her

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