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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fixed ahead, Beathan clung to that single

stumbled into someone. In broken local language, he muttered, "Sorry," and tried to slip

could react, a swift kick landed on his chest. He

up, and then he locked eyes with a pair of

only been

as though he had seen a ghost. "Emelie

to the weather. A strappy top and a pair of denim shorts highlighted her slender neck and legs respectively. Over

black and wearing sunglasses, exuding a fierce, seductive

carefully chosen outfit suggested that she was in an exceptionally good mood. The glint of disdain in her eyes

instinct was to flee. But before he could make a move, four burly bodyguards appeared behind him. The dock was crowded and noisy. With just

the concrete floor, stunned and confused. He had changed his plans at the last minute and fled here. How had she found

he wouldn't betray

would be foolish enough to offer you a hand. I didn't think your bond