Under the heiress facade

It had taken Bernard some time to calm Hera down, but he could sense her breaths becoming erratic once more. He said softly, "Sweetie? Is everything alright?" She didn't answer.

Bernard sensed that something was wrong and quickly used his hands to cover her eyes before turning on the lights.

Her pale complexion immediately came into sight. She seemed to be heaving, and her forehead was covered in sweat.

Bernard waited for her to adjust to the brightness before taking his hands away, but he immediately noticed that her gaze was slightly dazed.

She looked pitiful and fragile.

"It's alright. Don't be scared." Bernard used a piece of tissue to wipe away the sweat on her forehead as he soothed her.

It took some time for Hera to return to her senses, and her gaze slowly began to focus. She saw Bernard and reached out to wrap her arms around his neck.

She was somewhat lying on him as she buried her face in the crook of his neck, breathing in his scent.

His scent had a mysterious power. His scent would always give her peace and calm all the anxiousness she was feeling.

In the past, she would always lay on him whenever she was feeling sad, just like now. She would always cry on him until she fell asleep.

Bernard hugged her and gently patted her back. His eyes flashed with emotion, and he felt a slight sense of guilt.

have been so eager to succeed

people who had harmed her to such a state better not run into

to normal

still remember a few things as a few blurry images flashed across her mind. Normally, she would

something felt off. She remembered her grandmother telling her that her nyctophobia was a result of her times with the human

traffickers in her hazy memory. Instead, she could somewhat remember that there was

happened, but she couldn't remember a thing, causing

of them had already eaten their breakfast and were getting ready to leave when

come over to check in on me! I could've died in my room!" After his rant, he immediately

between them, offering a bottle of water, a sandwich, and some medication. "Here's your breakfast and some meds," he said, pushing them toward Nicholas. "We're about to head off now. Do you want to stay here and rest if you're feeling sick? You can always head

away yesterday, but Wayne was now chasing him

have done something behind his

he had

be

damn

huffed and walked toward the car. He wanted to sit with Hera but soon realized that only

Nicholas was exasperated.

the afternoon, the six of them arrived at Greecia Lakeside. They chose a good spot for their campsite and began setting up their tents. Once