Chapter 333

Brielle couldn’t guess what he was about to say, but that single sentence had injected a jolt of energy into her weary bones.

The thrumming of the helicopter blades was audible, yet with the mountains shrouded in a thick mist, it was impossible to pinpoint someone’s location once they strayed.

Max crouched down again, gesturing for her to climb on. “I’ll take you back. Kenzo’s already been picked up.”

It seemed Kenzo’s injuries were serious; otherwise, the chopper wouldn’t have hovered directly overhead. They must have sent a winch down from high above to haul him up. Thankfully, they weren’t dealing with a dense fog; otherwise, evacuating Kenzo would have been a nightmare.

“Are you sure Kenzo has been rescued?” Brielle wrapped her arms around his neck again, whispering close enough that her breath tickled his skin.

Max looked down, his eyelashes casting shadows on his cheeks as he murmured a subdued “Yeah.”

Brielle felt an overwhelming sense of relief. The fog grew thicker, to the point where even the ground beneath her feet was nearly obscured, wrapping the world in an ethereal haze.

chaos, unsure where heaven or earth lay. Perched on

only two souls

they!

this path would stretch on indefinitely, without end, but she knew all too well that this brief, blissful moment was no more than a beautiful yet fragile castle in

came into view. Brielle’s eyes drooped with a touch of

a clearing up ahead, waiting. It seemed that the fog had been too dense, and after finding Kenzo, everyone had retreated.

to the local clinic for stitches. Once he’s patched up, he’ll

but she quickly looked

Max’s suit jacket. “Put me down, I can

so he kept

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was palpable, but nobody asked any

beside her as it took off,

sense of loss. Was this return journey a sign that everything

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