The hostage was none other than Kira!

Though she was held captive, she couldn’t stop tears from streaming down her cheeks at the sight of Devin.

Devin scowled. “Why are you here?”

“S-Shanae left me with these men. Devin, I wasn’t the one behind Coldbridge’s incident. Shanae forced me to do that. She threatened to give my parents a hard time in the Wood family. Aunt Jasmine is dead, so I had no choice…” she trailed off and wailed sadly.

Devin was speechless.

One commander asked, “Major Devin, is she your cousin? What should we do now? If we rescue her and let them leave, our efforts for the past few days would be in vain.”

Though they were clearly reminding Devin of their mission, he couldn’t leave her to die.

After all, Kira was his cousin. If she were to die here, he wouldn’t be able to face his aunt and uncle for the rest of his life.

Thus, Devin ordered them to allow the criminals to leave.

When Kira was released, she scurried to Devin, hollering, “Devin!”

Without hesitation, she threw herself into his arms and trembled profusely.

arms instinctively, but when he saw her shaking figure and pale face,

to take you to the base so that you can get some rest.

Kira released her

out of

had been working for a long time to capture those smugglers, but a woman

your cousin suddenly appear in the

was close to Devin and posed the question

frowned. “I’m not sure. She claimed someone handed her to

gaze was as

I can’t believe she’s this

Devin wasn’t completely convinced.

gathered a few commanders to hold a meeting in the tent. They decided on a plan before he left the forest and returned to the

Devin, you’re back? The girl’s sick.

on questioning her thoroughly when he heard about

Dengue?

fell as he lifted the mesh at the entrance and

the thin bed, unconscious from the high

Devin, you’re back. Your cousin has dengue,

Hospital?

the nearest hospital was a few hundred kilometers away.

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