Thaddeus didn’t have time to dwell on the shock.

The cliff beneath him was collapsing!

“Ilana! Quick!”

In his panic, Thaddeus blurted out a name he hadn’t spoken in years.

Evadne’s pupils shrunk as her heart pounding wildly.

This call mysteriously injected her with a strange strength that allowed her to scramble to the edge of the cliff at the last moment, throwing herself into Thaddeus‘ arms.

With a tightening grip, he held her as tight as he could.

Boom!

In the last second before the collapse, Thaddeus shielded Evadne with his body and rolled away at an incredible speed, narrowly escaping disaster.

“Uh!” He grunted in pain as his back slammed into a rock. The impact sent a cold sweat down his face, quickly blending with the rain.

“Are you hurt?” Evadne lifted her head from his chest, her eyes filled with worry as she looked at his pale face.

“No.” Thaddeus suppressed the pain, not giving away any signs of discomfort in his deep voice.

Evadne, still shaken, let her soaked body collapse against his heaving chest, taking a deep breath.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” Thaddeus looked at her, his wet lashes heavy upon his eyes, his voice hoarse.

“What?” Evadne’s heart fluttered as she avoided his intense gaze.

“Why didn’t you tell me our first encounter was thirteen years ago? Why didn’t you tell me you were the girl I saved here all those years ago?”

heavy breaths.

her face turned white as she realized. He remembered

he suddenly called her

did he remember at

come thirteen

was too late, far too late. She would rather he never

me, Evadne. Speak

Evadne’s

marry you in the name of Ilana, do you remember?” Evadne looked at him with dark eyes, her heart

her piercing words causing

He, of course, remembered.

her name. She didn’t respond so he gave her a

a joke,

had kept it a secret, never letting it

seems like you do

need to remember. I never hoped that you would. After all, I was always just a passerby in your life. Whether

Thaddeus‘ breath hitched.

didn’t do anything wrong, he felt guilty. He saved her, yes, but

girl had been thinking about him for thirteen years,

fit into his world, but he coldly shut her

“I’m sorry.”

“I genuinely didn’t know that you were that girl. If I

knew, you would still

no lingering attachment to him, ‘Whether I am Evadne or llana, it’s just a name. It doesn’t change the relationship between us. And, you don’t need to apologize. Instead, I should be thanking you. After you saved me, you left. I didn’t know your name, your identity, and never got the chance

that’s the case, why did you marry

was what Thaddeus wanted to know. It was the thought that had been tormenting him for so long, “Just because

It’s all in the past. What’s the point

just slightly opened. She shivered, “Now is not the time

used to be at odds with each other momentarily agreed to a truce. Both were somewhat injured and could only support each other as they struggled

and

the wrong side of Misty Mountain, otherwise, we would

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