“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!”

raged, the branch

“Yasmine…”

watched as Yasmine’s body swayed violently, knowing there

freed one hand to grab onto Yasmine. In an instant, Serana

balance and let out

sudden tug and,

might. A resounding crack split the air

end of the rope back,

Serana remained.

was still hanging there, but there was no figure upon it.

Bryson’s head, his body swaying as he screamed,

“Yasmine!!”

Bryson’s agonized cry, snapping back to reality only

the rain before

had cast a shadow

would have it,

the hill

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes!”

Panic ensued among them.

intentions and this being the most viable

a young girl to take a risk,

disaster had struck.

to justify their actions to her family, their superiors, or the

weight of their failure was

fully descended. The rain grew heavier, the sound of

the emptiness

rooted to the spot, her

brushed

take her down the mountain. The rest

down there and find the

sprang into action, Bryson dropping to the ground, supporting himself

hands and stretching out his legs, inching

“Hey!”

Please, I’m begging

strength. With a heavy sigh, he leaned

down the slope.

down the mountain, Ava, uneasy and

hand,

stepping aside to

by the uniformed

ascent, following the faint

incident. Her flashlight swept the

Ava froze,

hearing noises from below.

pale face flashed in her mind, and she gripped the flashlight

Something terrible had happened.

hesitation, she turned

orphanage, Serana was settled in the

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