Chapter 514

The night was as dark as ink. Underneath the elevated highway, beside a pond, insects chirped, and frogs croaked. The scent of fresh grass lingered in the air, blending with the night’s mist, touching their skin with a cold chill.

That chill seemed to seep into their hearts, stirring up fear.

Thalassa, with her four children and Evelyn, hid in a ditch beneath the highway.

In front of them, the pond shimmered in the moonlight, and its depth was concealed by the darkness, a sight that brought fear to their hearts.

Yes, fear.

She had noticed a line of black limousines in the traffic behind them, and it had filled her with dread.

At that moment, she decided to get out of the taxi.

Thankfully, it was nighttime. She and Evelyn managed to slip unnoticed from the taxi to the one up front.

Once the taxi had driven through the traffic lights, she realized that the driver would surely inform Lysander they had boarded his taxi.

If Lysander caught up with them, there would have been no escape.

driver to stop. They needed

But Thalassa handed him a hundred dollars and

out of the taxi, a bus pulled up.

served as a perfect cover. She led

places were often

they had not fled but had stayed right where they

the grass,

higher body heat and tender skin, were prime

constantly scratching. Her soft voice carried a whimper as she spoke,

bumps all over,”

also stomping their little feet

drew Elowen and Sophia close, rubbing their exposed skin to keep the mosquitoes away and to soothe their itchiness. She was

to be bitten by mosquitoes, and she didn’t want to be on the run with them.

no choice. She was

had given birth to his child in secret. If he caught them, not only would the children suffer, but she would also face

of the pain Lysander had inflicted on her that

them, she didn’t dare

trying to catch us?” Dorian asked, his young

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