“Yasmine, what about you?”

Yasmine confirmed that the rope was tied tightly and wiped the rain off her face.

“Me? What about me? You have no idea how important you are around here. If

anything happened to you, Boyd would skin me alive. You can’t die on my

watch.”

Saying these words, Yasmine couldn’t help but shiver all over, feeling an

unexpected chill in her heart amidst such a situation.

“I’ll lead the way. You follow.”

Serana nodded vigorously, her earlier trepidation replaced by a semblance of

relief. “Okay, okay.”

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She glanced at the rope around her waist, then lifted her eyes to look towards

the mountain through the rain. Confirming that her rope was in their hands, she

finally breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to the earlier nervousness and

caution, she now appeared much more relaxed.d2

A single rope brought about a profound psychological transformation in her. It

was precisely this change that caught her off guard when the unexpected

happened.

Serana’s movements, once cautious, had grown careless.

Since she refused to climb by herself, Jasmine had to move closer, bringing

them both near the precarious branch.

A sudden gust whipped through the trees, and the branch began to sway

violently.

Jasmine’s face turned a shade paler. Gripping the branch for dear life, she

bellowed, “Don’t move!”

The wind raged, the branch thrashing even more fiercely.

“Yasmine…”

Serana watched as Yasmine’s body swayed violently, knowing there was a rope

on herself, she freed one hand to grab onto Yasmine. In an instant, Serana also

lost her balance and let out a scream.

Those holding the rope felt a sudden tug and, instinctively, they pulled with all

their might. A resounding crack split the air as the branch snapped.

When they finally pulled the other end of the rope back, only a nearly catatonic

Serana remained.

The broken branch was still hanging there, but there was no figure upon it. A

buzzing filled Bryson’s head, his body swaying as he screamed, heart-rending,

“Yasmine!!”

Serana jolted from Bryson’s agonized cry, snapping back to reality only to find

nothing but the rain before her.

The fear of this very disaster had cast a shadow over the day’s hopes. And as

have it,

down the hill

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes!”

Panic ensued among them.

this being

circumstances, they had allowed a young girl to take

disaster had struck.

her family, their superiors, or the

of

had fully descended. The rain grew

echoing the emptiness

the spot, her face ashen, her

police officer, frustrated and furious, brushed back his hair

her down the mountain. The rest of

and find the

dropping to the ground,

and stretching out his legs,

“Hey!”

Please, I’m

voice seemed to carry all his strength. With a heavy

down the slope.

the mountain, Ava, uneasy and

flashlight in hand,

Serana, Ava paused, stepping aside to let them pass. She

by the uniformed

passed, she continued her ascent, following the faint noises

swept the area, landing

froze,

hearing noises from below.

in her mind, and she gripped the flashlight

Something terrible had happened.

she

was settled in the infirmary when the

her. Boyd was there too, with a bandage wrapped around

forehead.

not fully composed, was

every breath. Now in dry clothes, with her

into tears at the

“Boyd…”

his brow furrowed at the sight of the bruises on her

he hit you?”

pain

ordeal to Boyd.

inhaled deeply, trying to keep his voice calm. “It’s

The details will come

now

wipe her tears, she winced in

director comforted her gently, “Thank goodness

now. That’s what

Nodding weakly, Serana agreed.

“Can you tell the

the easier it’ll

at the memory, her

Can’t this

then conceded, “Rest up, I’ll

you’re ready.”

visibly irritated. “Does it have to

officer gathered his notebook and pen,

day after. But that doesn’t mean I can’t wait

candle at both ends.

matter how hard we

in her teens take a risk to

south? They might as well kiss their

quite grasp the full weight of his words,

was that Serana was

looking at Serana

caught up in cooperating with the investigation.

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