“Yasmine, what about you?”

Yasmine confirmed that the rope was tied tightly and wiped the rain off her face.

“Me? What about me? You have no idea how important you are around here. If

anything happened to you, Boyd would skin me alive. You can’t die on my

watch.”

Saying these words, Yasmine couldn’t help but shiver all over, feeling an

unexpected chill in her heart amidst such a situation.

“I’ll lead the way. You follow.”

Serana nodded vigorously, her earlier trepidation replaced by a semblance of

relief. “Okay, okay.”

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She glanced at the rope around her waist, then lifted her eyes to look towards

the mountain through the rain. Confirming that her rope was in their hands, she

finally breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to the earlier nervousness and

caution, she now appeared much more relaxed.d2

A single rope brought about a profound psychological transformation in her. It

was precisely this change that caught her off guard when the unexpected

happened.

Serana’s movements, once cautious, had grown careless.

Since she refused to climb by herself, Jasmine had to move closer, bringing

them both near the precarious branch.

A sudden gust whipped through the trees, and the branch began to sway

violently.

Jasmine’s face turned a shade paler. Gripping the branch for dear life, she

bellowed, “Don’t move!”

the branch

“Yasmine…”

body swayed violently, knowing there

herself, she freed one hand to grab onto Yasmine.

her balance and let out a

a sudden tug and, instinctively, they pulled

resounding crack split the air as

other end of the rope back, only a

Serana remained.

broken branch was still hanging there, but

Bryson’s head, his body swaying as

“Yasmine!!”

cry, snapping back to reality

but the rain

this very disaster had cast

would have it, their

down the hill and

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes!”

Panic ensued among them.

best intentions and this being the most

had allowed a young girl to take a risk,

disaster had struck.

to her family, their superiors,

of their

The rain grew heavier, the

ominously clear, echoing the emptiness of

the spot, her face ashen, her

furious, brushed

orders, “You take her down the mountain. The rest of

down there and find the missing

Bryson dropping

legs, inching

“Hey!”

me. Please, I’m begging you,

his strength. With a heavy sigh,

down the slope.

mountain, Ava, uneasy and clad in

in hand, was making her way

paused, stepping aside

intimidated by

ascent, following the faint

incident. Her flashlight swept the area, landing on the rope on

and the broken branch. Ava froze, then took

hearing noises from below.

flashed in her mind,

Something terrible had happened.

hesitation, she turned and raced

was settled

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