The hostage was none other than Kira!

Though she was held captive, she couldn’t stop tears from streaming down her cheeks at the sight of Devin.

Devin scowled. “Why are you here?”

“S-Shanae left me with these men. Devin, I wasn’t the one behind Coldbridge’s incident. Shanae forced me to do that. She threatened to give my parents a hard time in the Wood family. Aunt Jasmine is dead, so I had no choice…” she trailed off and wailed sadly.

Devin was speechless.

One commander asked, “Major Devin, is she your cousin? What should we do now? If we rescue her and let them leave, our efforts for the past few days would be in vain.”

Though they were clearly reminding Devin of their mission, he couldn’t leave her to die.

After all, Kira was his cousin. If she were to die here, he wouldn’t be able to face his aunt and uncle for the rest of his life.

Thus, Devin ordered them to allow the criminals to leave.

When Kira was released, she scurried to Devin, hollering, “Devin!”

Without hesitation, she threw herself into his arms and trembled profusely.

but when he saw her shaking figure and pale face,

take you to the base so that you can get some rest. After wrapping things up, I’ll

her grip on him

her out of the forest to their

situation. They had been working for a long time to capture those

appear in the hands of

left, one remained. He was close to Devin and posed

not sure. She claimed someone handed her to the smugglers. I need

as cold as

I can’t believe she’s this cruel. Isn’t she afraid that the head of the Woods family will skin her

Devin wasn’t completely convinced.

a meeting in the tent. They decided on a plan before he

Devin, you’re back? The girl’s sick. The

on questioning her thoroughly

Dengue?

lifted the mesh at the entrance

true, for Kira was lying on the thin bed, unconscious from

rose to her feet and reminded anxiously, “Major Devin, you’re back. Your cousin has dengue, so we have to send her to

Hospital?

was a few hundred kilometers away. It wasn’t an

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