Under the heiress facade

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Chapter 201

A startled gasp escaped Hera’s lips.

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With unexpected ferocity, Hera seized the intruding hand and yanked, following through with a sharp knee kick.

Caught off guard by her sudden attack, Bernard managed to shield himself but was still thrown over her shoulder.

“Sweetie, it’s me…” he groaned out the words.

Seemingly deaf to his words, Hera scrambled up and launched another attack. Bernard relied on his night vision and narrowly dodged her kick. But as soon as he regained his footing, she charged again.

After a brief exchange, Bernard’s curiosity was piqued. Hera’s fighting style was raw and untrained, yet her blows instinctively found their mark, targeting vulnerable areas.

Each time Hera fell, she rose again, seemingly impervious to pain. Her body moved with an instinctive, primal urge to protect itself.

he found an opportunity to restrain her. As he held

again, but

intense fear of the dark. This was far worse than he’d imagined.

It’s me,” he murmured,

down hard on his chest. Bernard grunted but didn’t release her. Instead,

a gust of sea wind swept the clouds aside,

“Hera…”

moment, Samantha arrived with two flashlights in

Bernard were gone. The untouched barbecue and the encroaching darkness fueled her worst

initial relief but was quickly replaced by alarm. Both were covered in

Samantha cried out, hesitant to

of the dark! When she was young, she was locked in a dark room and abused by traffickers. It left her traumatized. She becomes extremely aggressive in

spoke. Bernard’s heart ached, his grip on

beam seemed to anchor Hera, her struggles subsiding as she released her

Bernard…” she murmured, her voice soft as a kitten’s.

her returning sanity, Bernard gently patted her head. “I’m here. You’re

voice and scent calmed her slightly, but