Tears filled Bella's eyes as she clutched at Jace's clothing, sobbing uncontrollably. "I miss my father, my brothers, and Justin. Please, let me go home... Please..." Jace listened in silence, his steps steady and resolute.

"Return Bella to me!" Christopher screamed desperately, dropping all pretense as he frantically blocked Jace's path.

"She's not legally your wife yet, so she isn't yours," Jace replied blankly. He looked at Christopher with a hint of derision. "Even if I gave her to you, can your body even handle it?" Christopher's weakened body trembled as he retracted his shaking hand.

Although exhausted and terrified, Bella remained clear-headed. Jace's words carried a hidden meaning. Was Christopher's body truly at its limit?

The sea breeze only grew stronger in the night, howling relentlessly.

Jace held Bella tightly, moving forward steadily. As her sobs subsided, he spoke calmly. "There will be a typhoon tonight."

the man's jawline. "If there were no typhoon, would you still have

walk. "I'll let you in on a secret. I came here to ensure you don't end up with

with a mixture of hope and dismay. This man felt like her older brother, or perhaps she had unconsciously placed him in that

him, there might still be

at her. "Don't be mistaken. Even if the night were

sank, feeling

is no longer useful, everything he has

everything so precisely manipulating everyone, including Christopher and me, playing with everything at his whim. Does he know

Bella felt she had never been so close to

advise you to stay away from the truth. The truth can only

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