Bab 486: A Night of Passion

Ella clenched her fists tightly, her palms damp with sweat, as she cautiously walked toward the opposite path.

However, after traversing several pathways, she heard no further strange sounds.

*Was it just my imagination?* she wondered.

Bathed in the faint glow of moonlight, the scene before her was tranquil—too tranquil. The eerie silence sent a chill down her spine.

Summoning her courage, Ella found herself empathizing for the first time with how Eric must have felt during his lone battles with the people of Country W.

The tension, the thrill, and above all, the fear.

But for Eric, and for the sake of their two adorable children, she steeled herself.

Ella carefully moved toward the source of the sound she'd heard earlier. It had come from near the doorway—could Eric have been knocked out there?