Chapter 1577

Although she had mentally braced herself, the reality of the moment felt surreal.

Struggling to calm her trembling heart, she turned around slowly, tears welling up in her eyes.

Upon seeing the face she had missed for a long time, she instantly cried.

Holden, his eyes already welled with tears, had witnessed all Ariana’s sufferings—the training grounds, the battles, and the torment she had suffered—and had felt utterly powerless.

“I’m sorry.

I’m sorry I couldn’t arrive sooner,” Holden whispered, embracing Ariana and tenderly running his fingers through her hair.

Ariana, attempting to stifle her sobs so that she and Holden didn’t draw attention, cried softly with her face nestled against his chest.

Clutching Holden’s shirt tightly, she shook her head.

Her heart and yearning found solace a

t last; she was no longer alone.

Eventually, in Holden’s embrace, she regained composure.

Gazing up at him with reddened, swollen eyes, she whispered, “It’s not too late.

I knew you’d rescue me.

embraced her more firmly, tenderly caressing her head before

scrutinized the scars on her body-recent injuries from combat, old wounds from

fueled a fierce determination within him, his eyes

surroundings before inquiring, “How did

of the calls I placed to

the recent events and Bennett’s

Bennett’s comment about phone disruptions, she inquired, “Bennett mentioned interference

did you two

Ariana recounted the events of the

confront Bennett right

stroked

us now,

it tenderly, and said,

You’ve suffered unnecessarily.

did receive your calls, but they were traced back to

asked, “Then how did you find this

integrating into this area when we got

didn’t fool

got into the

our shipments to Eleymond,

linked to the arms dealers, and following that lead brought us

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