Chapter 1619

It was the dead of night. The bone-chilling wind echoed in their ears, as Stella held onto Keegan and ran fortheir lives. They knew that the abusive man was a mentally unhinged lunatic. Their lives would be at stake once he realized that they were gone.

The desolate surroundings offered no comfort. There was not even a glimmer of light in sight. However, Stella did not care. She continued running with Keegan in one direction, hoping to put as much distance between them and their captors.

After running for what felt like an eternity, Keegan's legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Keegan!" Stella’s heart tightened, as she called out his name.

"Don’t shout," Keegan quickly responded, but his voice was weak. "They'll hear us."

Stella swallowed her words and crouched down to help Keegan up. Just as she was about to speak, she felt a warm dampness in her hand.

Stella froze. While trembling, she slowly opened her hand. The moonlight was faint, making it impossible to see what was in her palm, but the heavy scent of blood told her what it was.

where it hurts?" Stella

Her voice was hoarse.

I'm fine," Keegan

you say it's nothing serious?" Stella started to

lift Keegan by his shirt, but he grabbed her hand and murmured, "North is in that direction. I heard the sound of water from that

"Okay. Let's go."

held onto her

are

scared of being caught and flee when they realize you've escaped.

insane. You won't be able to survive if he catches you. It's fine if you can't run. I'll support you while we walk. I'm

onto his hand. However, this was not the

"Stella, calm down..."

down, and I won't calm down! I can't just leave

affected the wounds on

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