The Wrong Woman

"This is not a place you should have come to." Nathan's expression was grave.

Mila pursed her lips and smiled. "Fortunately, I did.”

Nathan's gaze softened as he looked at her, his heart filled with concern.

"And you? How did you end up getting captured?" Mila asked curiously.

Nathan smiled bitterly, closing his eyes with a mournful expression. "Lucas was bribed by them." Mila was taken aback. She never expected it was Lucas after all. For a moment, she was at a loss for words.

She couldn't help but wonder about his feelings to be betrayed by someone he trusted the most, falling into the hands of the enemy.

Feeling uneasy, Mila nestled into Nathan's embrace with her hands patting his shoulders and her cheeks against his chest. She wanted to comfort him.

Her sudden, overwhelming hug caught Nathan off guard, freezing him in place. From shock to a sense of joy, Nathan's emotions surged even more. This was the first time Mila had hugged him voluntarily.

His hand lifted slightly and nervously rested on her back, but before he could hold her tight, Mila sat up straight in excitement. "Nate, we can't just sit and wait to die. We need to find a way to escape.”

Nathan, still somewhat dazed, nodded.

bed and murmured, "I'll find a way to delay them. You

cell. Besides a bed, a cupboard, and a separate bathroom, there

been here with me for two days?" Nathan

Mila nodded in response.

more somber. "Where have you been

the edge of the bed.

more troubled as he tried to sit

on his shoulder. "What are you

should sleep,” he

need

are nothing," Nathan responded, trying to get up again and pulling back the covers. "You haven't

lie down." Mila pushed him back down and pulled the

of concern as

bed, stretching her legs and

up, once again shocked beyond words. One of