Return of the Crowned Heiress

A deafening roar shook the air as the massive wave crashed against the land. Rocks and soil crumbled under the force, trees toppled, and the ridal surge consumed everything in its path

One of the subordinates was too slow. His foot slipped, and he tumbled toward the collapsing mudslide. He was about to be swallowed whole. At that critical moment, a hand shot out and grabbed him.

with a forceful yank, he pulled the man back to safety. At the same: his gaze flickered toward the opposite enountain peak where Felicia stood

Felicia telt his eyes on her, but the storm’s raging chaos drowned out all sound. She could only gesture at them to keep moving upward

There was no time for hesitation, and no one dared to look back. Every second counted as thary sprinted toward the top of the hill. And by some stroke of luck, as they neared the peak, the thunderous sound of crashing waves began to subside.

Felicia’s side experienced the same relief

“Phew” one of her men let out a shaky breath

“That was way too close”

“It we were even a second slower, we would’ve been swept away

the catastrophic event that just unfolded, the

interference disrupting signals, meant they had completely lost.communication with their men on the ship Felicia wiped away the water droplets clinging to her eyes and said, “Rest for

men qarkly dusted off a flat rock and gestured toward her. “Ma’am,

“Thanks”

ground shuddered, and she froze in place. As she felt the tremor, her expression shifted

moment, she lost

black, and

fissure remained where she had been

woke up, she finished the sentence that

in terms of bad

to push herself upright, yet the moment she moved, a sharp pain shot through her ankle. She reached down to assess the injury.

result

through was nowhere in sight. She must have been carried far by the

to be a cave–pitch–black, silent,

least it still had some power. She switched on the flashlight, and it produced enough light for her to