Bab 217: Close

"We're supposed to be there for each other."

Elias understood where she was coming from. He wanted to always be by her side, but if he went down, he didn't want to drag her down with him.

They faced a dangerous situation ahead of them, and there was no guarantee that they were going to make it out alive.

All that Elias could do was to try to raise their chances of survival. Maybe sticking together would help them make it through this.

"I'll always be there for you. I just want you to be safe," he explained to her. He didn't mean to be overprotective, but that was just how he was with her.

Nothing would ever be able to change that. She could be ten times more powerful than him, and he would act the same way toward her.

Alyssa nodded and gave him a gentle smile.

"I get that. I'm not going to be fighting on the front lines. I just want to be nearby in case I can help," she told him.