Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 88 A Calamity

The night carnival by Silverstream River, a one-of-a-kind bonfire bash, was poppin' off on the banks of Stellaris River.

After we stuffed our faces at dinner, we made our way to the party spot.

The bonfire was already blazing, and a bunch of folks had gathered around. Lots of young dudes and chicks from the Harmonians were rocking their traditional gear, while most of the others were just tourists from outta town. Their tunes were light and catchy, getting everyone in a good mood real quick.

As soon as we rolled up, a few Harmonian girls yanked us into the mix with big smiles.

Everyone formed a big ol' circle around the fire, singing and dancing like there was no tomorrow.

We couldn't sing or dance to save our lives, so we just awkwardly copied their moves, looking like total goofballs. After a bit, I kinda got the hang of it and started keeping up with the beat.

We danced slowly around the fire, and every smiling face in the firelight looked extra warm and fuzzy.

After a while, some Harmonian girls came out with drinks, singing toast song to all the guests.

There was no dodging their toasts, so we all had a drink. Then they started dancing in the middle, moving so gracefully and with eyes that could melt you.

I snuck a peek at Ethan to see how he was handling it. With all the Harmonian girls' enthusiasm, he was looking a bit flustered, which was so not like him.

Outta nowhere, I saw a Harmonian girl lean in and whisper something to Ethan. They chatted for a bit, and he kept glancing my way during their convo.

I was kinda surprised. 'With so many dudes around, why's she picking Ethan?'

But honestly, Ethan's got that charm that's hard for any girl to resist; no doubt about that.

After the girl left, Ethan walked over to me, and I casually asked, "What'd she say to you just now?"

Ethan leaned in and whispered in my ear, "She wants to go on a date with me tonight."

I was momentarily stunned but played it cool, "Well, look at you, Mr. Lucky. Out of all the guys, she picked you."

Ethan threw his arm around my shoulder and whispered, "But I turned her down. Told her my wife is here, and if I don't behave, I'll get my butt kicked when we get back. Even pointed to the scars on my face and said they were from you." I couldn't help but laugh. "You made me sound like a total shrew? Seems like you're feeling pretty sorry for yourself."

Ethan tilted his head, grinning at me. "I think you've got the potential to be a real shrew."

"You're full of it," I said, pretending to throw a few punches his way, but they were all super light.

just grinned, didn't even try to dodge or fight back, like he was totally cool with me

stopped messing around, we jumped back into the

got tired pretty quick and plopped down on a bench to

a bit, my phone buzzed. It was Jason. "What's

smile through the phone. "Just out having a blast. What about

a bite. Didn't feel like cooking for one, so I'm

Don't tell me you

laughed. "Yeah, I did. It's working great.

like a

there's a bonfire bash.

said, "That's cool. It's just me at home, feeling kinda

laughed. "You're missing

end. "Don't stay out too

agreed, and after a bit more chit-chat,

on the call, a woman

I couldn't help but stare at the sleeping baby in her

kids extra adorable, especially their chubby cheeks. The woman

smiled back and asked, "How

he's still nursing, I have

is tough, but it's also pretty

to the cheerful songs, I looked at the dancing crowd and felt like

suddenly stood up and, looking a bit embarrassed, asked, "Can you hold him for a sec?

didn't think twice. She couldn't exactly take the baby with her. "Sure,

she said, and quickly

kid was out like a light, not even flinching with all the noise around. Looking at that peaceful little face, I felt a wave of tenderness. 'If my baby were born, he'd be just as cute,

for what felt

seeing stuff like this on the news-people ditching their kids by asking someone to

'Is she

Ethan and Bella were dancing further away; I couldn't see them,

guys appeared in front of

the kid's dad. Hand him over," one of them said, pointing at the baby in my

couldn't just hand him over to anyone. "Let's wait for the mom to come back. She just went to the restroom; she'll be back soon." But the guy was getting impatient and reached out to grab the baby. "Do as

side. Out of nowhere, he tried to snatch

the baby from my arms with the other. He didn't care if he hurt the baby, treating him like some object. The baby, who had