Let Me Stay The Night

As fat raindrops spattered on Christina’s face, she gently wiped them away and fixed her gaze on the road ahead of her.

Not only did she have nothing on her, but she was also unfamiliar with the surroundings. Suddenly, a sense of helplessness overcame her, and tears welled up in her eyes.

I mustn’t cry or be scared. Lucas and Camila are waiting for me. I must go home in one piece and make Anya pay!

With the help of two sturdy branches, she slowly limped forward. As the cliff face was behind her, heading away from it was certainly the correct path.

However, her injured leg and the pouring rain hindered her from moving forward.

Moreover, Christina did not know if anyone would come to save her. After all, Anya would inform no one about the former’s disappearance when it was a deliberate attempt to harm her.

If no one knew Christina was trapped there, she would have no choice but to walk out of the forest on her own.

Thoughts of how large the forest was and whether wild animals existed there raced through Christina’s mind. The more she dwelled on it, the more hopeless she felt.

Despite the nagging pain in her leg, her depleting energy, and the uncertain feeling of what dangers awaited her, she could not just sit there and wait.

Gritting her teeth, Christina continued marching forward. She was drenched in no time, and the cold wind made her shiver.

Faster. I need to be faster.

When she was tired, she leaned against a tree to take shelter from the rain, her body curled up into a ball due to the cold. In fact, she was so cold that she could barely feel the pain in her leg now.

Her lips quivered. At that moment, nothing terrified her more than the biting cold.

Right then, a figure came to her mind. That person had a charming and familiar face and would appear whenever she was in danger.

Unfortunately, she was in a forest, which would take some time for the man to locate her even if he took a plane. There’s no way he would appear out of thin air.

of lightning streaked through the sky, making Christina scream

movement in the forest, like the disturbed birds in trees and rustling

feeling miserable, and now the birds and

to stay at that spot, Christina got to her feet with the help of the branches and hurried forward. Her brows were tightly knit, and her jaw was clenched strongly. All she wished

face, she would lick

quickly

front she put on earlier came crumbling

they reached her lips, but they tasted

crack from above her head before a mass of branches came falling

what she should do at that moment. Just

person wrapped a strong, muscular arm around her waist and shielded

though her cold was driven away by the person’s

back with a thud before sliding to the ground beside

her body froze. The man’s grave and stern expression, shrouded in the

hurt?” asked Nathaniel with a pained look

to recollect herself, Christina shook her

your scream and followed the source. Good thing I arrived in time, or you’d be hurt.” While explaining, Nathaniel unbuttoned

you walk?”

shook her head. “I fell from the top and injured my leg.”

spotted moments ago. It could be their temporary shelter until the sky had cleared. Then, they could

“Wait!”

his tracks and lowered his

Their breaths overlapped each other’s in the cramped space under

she said,

wet. After all, he had risked his life to come and save her. Smiling subtly, Nathaniel began running until they reached the abandoned house tens of meters away. It must be built for the workers when they come into the forest. Judging by its state, it must’ve been abandoned for quite some time.

could keep out of the rain there. The moment they

violently and rubbed her nose. At that point, she could not tell what caused her to sneeze–the dust