Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 874 William, You Deserve a Horrible Death

Beathan could hardly believe it. He was still alive, standing on solid ground.

He emerged from the bottom deck of a cargo ship filled with canned herring. As he inhaled in fresh air, a spark of life flickered in his gaunt, sallow face.

This wasn't Lablos. He had landed in a port of a country somewhere in the Esnua region.

No ship bound for Lablos had been willing to take him, so he had spun a heartbreaking tale of woe. It was enough to persuade an Esnuan captain to let him aboard and bring him ashore.

It didn't matter. Esnua was fine.

Beathan moved swiftly through the port, already formulating a plan in his mind.

First, he needed a place to hide. Then, he had to reach out to his contacts. There were still a few trusted allies who hadn't been caught. If they could wire him some money, he could survive.

He had to survive. He had to.

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and his gaze fixed ahead, Beathan clung

he stumbled into someone. In broken local

on his chest. He was sent sprawling to

darkened with fury as he looked up, and then

Collins. It's only been a few days. Why do you

he had seen

and a pair of denim shorts highlighted her slender neck and legs respectively. Over this, she wore a parka jacket and

was entirely dressed in black and wearing sunglasses, exuding a

in an exceptionally good mood. The glint of

flee. But before he could make a move, four burly bodyguards appeared behind him. The dock was crowded and noisy. With just a glance from Emelie, the bodyguards grabbed Beathan and hauled him into a nearby building, throwing

and confused. He had changed his plans at the last

"William, that despicable man! He swore that he wouldn't betray me, but he broke

had wondered who would be foolish enough to offer you a hand.