NovelUpdateCupter 722 Felicia's hings had been on the verge of collapse when she received this sudden life-saving breath Herves spped open, and though everything around her was still pitch-black, she knew who had cfor her- Stephan! That bastard finally showed up.
She wanted to punch him, but she had no strength lett Stephan's arm wrapped firmly around her waist, polling her with him as he swam forward. Every so often, he pressed his lips to hers, transferring air into her lungs.
Felicia, now fully conscious, matched his movements and swam forward.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe moment they broke through the surface, Felicia gasped for air, taking in deep breaths. How wonderful it was to be able to breathe.
As she caught her breath, she looked up and finally noticed the others. Most of Stephan's men were already gathered there.
Then, she turned to Stephan Before she could say a single word, he grabbed her and pulled her into a tight embrace Despite his large frand powerful heartbeat, his body was cold. I was not just the kind of cold from being submerged in water but the kind that cfrom fear Felicia was stunned for a moment before she heard his voice. "Thank God you're okay. Thank God." The ram emotion in those words made her heart soften.
She patted his back reassuringly and said, "I'm fine. Don't worry. If you were really that scared, don't leavebehind again next time, alright?= "Lwon't. Never again." The presseda kiss to her damp hair.
Previously, he ran off after seeing his long-lost father. At that moment, he was too merwhelmed by shock, hence he didn't think much before giving chase, trusting his subordinates to protect Felici After giving chase, the strange traps, mechanisms, | magnetic field daruptions of the island cut off all forms of communication Stephan had tried to turn back, but the route he had taken was gone, replaced by an endless cliths ide plunging into the sea.
It took him this long to break through the island's thision and tight his way back. Hei amaged to find his subordinates, but Felicia was nowhere in Alter learning that Felicia had fallen into the hole, Stephan jumped right in without a second thought. When he jumped in, the hole was already filled with water, and in he saw her unmoving body.
At that moment, his heart almost stopped, and a terrible sense of dread gripped his heart..
Thank God she was okay.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"We're going home." the water, Stephan gently kissed felicia's palm, droplets of water still clinging to his impossibly handsface Beneath his sharp brows, his deep , obsidian eyes reflected her shrunken viboucle. She was focused, unwavering, and full of quiet intensity. Felicia's lips curved into a smile as she nodded. “Alright, let's go home." The most important task of this trip had been to rescue Maurice and repay his favor. Now that it was done, As for everything else, there was no need to ask-she already had most of the answers.
Stephan's father died long ago, back when he first set foot on this island. Stephan must have followed the traces left behind, only to find the answer he had long suspected. And the old man in Felicia's dream-the ene fishing by the shore-was undoubtedly tied to this island in countless ways. Perhaps he was its guardian..or its judge. Since that old man had told her in the dream that this was not a place she should be and had even promised to let her leave, there should be no more obstacles ahead That was Felicia's assumption. And soon enough, reality proved her right.
The devastating storm and tidal wave that had once threated to gulf the entire island were now e now gone. Allithat remained was the wreckage-scattered debris and broken trees. But there was no sign of the destruction that should have erased this place. on their way back, a crew member suddenly shouted, "We have a signall We've made contact w Everything was going smoothly-almost too smoothly Felicia let out a quiet breath of rebel.
Iwith the fleet ourside!" As she stepped onto the ship that had brought them here, a commotion erupted behind her. She turned to look and saw Maurice's group returning as well.
They looked a little worse for wear, but thankfully, they were all in one piece. They didn't sustain any serious injunes, just a few scrapes and bruises. Everyone was accounted for That was good news as that meant there was no need to send a search party.
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