Chapter 257 Nate faltered, a wave of dizziness washing over him.

As he regained his focus, he noticed Elizabeth at the window, half her body already outside, leaning forward with the intent to jump.

“Elizabeth!” Nate exclaimed, his eyes widening in alarm as he surged forward in an attempt to catch her.

Elizabeth made a swift, determined leap, her form disappearing through the window frame.

Nate reached out frantically, his fingers brushing against her ankle a moment too late.

The ship lurched beneath him, thwarting his efforts to steady himself or pull her back.

Powerless, he watched in despair as Elizabeth’s figure slipped from his grasp and vanished into the night.

“Where the hell are you all?!” Nate roared, his voice raw as he slammed the emergency button with furious urgency.

“For fuck’s sake.

Get your asses in here now!”

Seconds later, a group of bodyguards burst into the room, staggering as the ship rocked violently.

Rain and seawater whirled in through the now-open window, drenching the interior.

The bodyguards hastened to Nate’s side, attempting to draw him away from the chaos.

“Mr.

Crawford, staying here is too dangerous.

We need to move now.

A safer room has been prepared for you.”

hand, striking two of them sharply

see Elizabeth jump out? Go after her, now! Do you realize how much effort

sting on their cheeks, the bodyguards composed

of the bodyguards

to the

probable she’s been

she wasn’t sliced by

was out of the

have

bodyguard said, “The sea’s churning fiercely, and a

the currents would have dragged her miles from

futile to attempt

like this,

is to

A third said, “Mr.

it’s merely

she’s lost, that’s how it must

out, the backlash from the

shoe so tightly his knuckles

He was agonizingly close.

for his

out instead of sending them away, he could have had

moment,

frustration, he

“Give me my coat.”

astute bodyguard snatched up the shoe and flung it out the window, erasing the last

her as effortlessly as

seawater bit into her skin, pulling her

a suffocating terror overwhelmed her as the shadow of

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