The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 684

Faye didn’t even glance back, as if she hadn’t heard Thalassa’s plea. She quickened her pace and in no time, she was out of sight..

Once again, Thalassa was left alone and helpless.

She tried to get up, but the pain that shot through her sprained ankle was unbearable.

If she forced herself to walk, she might end up permanently damaging her leg.

With no other choice, she stayed put, hoping that someone else might come up the mountain.

But the sky was dark and heavy with storm clouds; occasional flashes of lightning streaked across the horizon. Night was closing in.

The chances of someone braving this weather to come up the mountain were slim to none.

She would have to wait out the night and hope for rescue in the morning.

her chin on top of them. She curled herself into

wilderness was filled with the eerie sounds of insects and birds. Every now and then, the cry of a wild

which was growing louder and closer. Thalassa’s heart raced, and she gripped her

there monkeys

to venture out more in this thunderstorm weather. Also, their temperaments were

When

a news story once, about a man who had been torn apart by a

was fraught with dread. She held her breath, fearing that the

monkeys appeared. While they were hopping from tree to tree,

over Thalassa. Her face got

gestured to its companion, then swung from its branch and moved swiftly towards her. In her fear, Thalassa tried to stand and run. But the moment her foot touched the ground, a sharp pain surged up her leg and

was

as she was grappling with the pain, a thunderous boom echoed through the sky,

her ears. At that moment, she thought she was going to