Even After Death by Lilting Champ

Ethan misstepped and fell into the spring, splashing Olivia's face with water in the process.

"An ambush?" Olivia scanned her surroundings only to find Ethan sprawled on the ground.

She wanted to poke fun at him.

Ethan couldn't see anything, but he was flailing around in the water, searching for her with an anxious expression.

"Where are you, Liv? Are you okay, Liv?" She was no longer in the mood to tease him after she saw him in that pitiful state.

"Ethan, I'm fine." Ethan anxiously rushed toward her when he heard her voice.

He wrapped his arms around her and said nervously, "Liv, where did you go? You scared me.

I thought you were gone again." There were only a few dimly lit, solar- powered lights in the cave that Olivia brought back The only other light was the moonlight that shone in from outside.

Olivia felt her throat tighten when she looked at Ethan's worry- stricken face.

She had no words to describe how she was feeling.

The once proud Ethan Miller had been reduced to this insecure state.

She wasn't used to seeing him like this.

It felt like a dream.

gone silent? What

pulled off the

be blind? Liv, please talk to me..." Olivia pushed him away and said coldly, "Ethan, you're the one who's injured, not me." His palm had been cut by

it for him, but he exerted too much

stained the bandages that

Ethan was completely drenched.

flowed down his head and dripped into the water before her,

you don't have to act this way." Ethan ignored

long as you're unharmed." Olivia felt a sense

her feel like there

like

bubbling

control made her

Ethan

because you're in

yourself." Ethan's hair hadn't been trimmed for

longer than it usually

hair clung to his face and made him

He pursed his lips.

"Yes, I know.

will never marry

I don't want anything.

live along, happy life." Olivia would rather he be as domineering as he used to