Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 530

After a few shots, those who had been climbing the rock face–no matter how strong or famous they had been in life–turned into cold, lifeless corpses at the bottom.

They were caught off guard, and even those who realized what was happening had nowhere to run.

Their blood spread, staining the ground. The intricate patterns came to life, almost completely illuminated. There was just a little bit more to go.

But just when it seemed it would be completed, it stopped abruptly.

Pete ordered for two more shots to be fired into the depths, but it was still insufficient to complete the last pattern.

“Alas…” Pete sighed, almost as though he was disappointed, but it seemed to be within his calculations as well.

offering her a soft, affectionate smile. He asked slowly, “Kayla, do you

After all, they hadn’t even officially become a couple, and he was jumping straight to this

had to admit that she had deep feelings for Pete,

was the best option for her

she nodded vigorously. Her gaze was tender, shy, and bashful as she replied, “Pete, you already know the

he took a step closer to her,

to nod

upon the grim scene in the crevice below and the last part of the mechanism before it was fully activated. A sudden chill shot through

dread washed over her, seeping through every pore of her being and chilling her down to

shuddered, feeling as if she had just been thrown into the icy waters of midwinter. All the admiration and fantasies

an expression full of malice. Those eyes that had once been so tender and focused now glowed with the cruelty and viciousness of a venomous

into the crevice, Pete had patiently answered all their questions. It was because the dead were the best keepers