Chapter 511

Rain, rock, mud, and fog-those were the only things Alyssa could recall before losing consciousness.

She had used the last ounce of strength in her lithe body to push the hiker up toward the patrol team. All

she hoped was that the hiker would be safe and sound.

Alyssa couldn’t call herself a competent park ranger and wear her badges if she hadn’t prepared herself

for the risk of death. She wasn’t afraid of it as long as it was a meaningful death.

Frankly, she didn’t used to be so brave. In fact, she used to whine and cry whenever her father and

stepmothers tried to bring her to the doctor for a shot.

She was 11 when she met him. That was when everything changed.

His bravado and determination were like the lighthouse she needed to guide her out from dark waters.

How he had intercepted danger to rescue her had permanently shifted her outlook on life.

the first time she had witnessed how selfless one could

her countless times after

deny just how much Jasper had changed

if he had rewritten

seemed to happen in

dream. In it, her parents and brothers celebrated

her into his arms and placed her onto a mountain of presents while Silas sang

Birthday” off-key.

her birthday cake to her lips, where she blew the candles out while Axel placed

her hand.

vivid recollections of the battles they fought together on the battlefield, the first time she saw him while tending to Newton, and the cold-hearted manner in which he handed

pain spread out from the center of her chest, flooding her head and limbs.

taking loud, hurried breaths as her body came back online.

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alive!” she cried, tears of relief falling down her cheeks.

caused her, she might not

like sleep!

she was still

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