âI will save you!â Mitchel insisted, a single tear escaping his determined gaze.
âI wonât release you.
â
âLook after Janey for me,â Raegan said.
Then, in a final act of defiance, before the ground fell away once more, Raegan mustered all her strength to wriggle free from Mitchelâs grip.
âNo! Raegan!â Mitchelâs anguished cry echoed.
Raegan descended gently, Like a butterfly with damaged wings.
As anticipated, the soil above crumbled once more, steadily falling.
Raegan felt relieved, knowing sheâd made the correct choice to prevent both of them from tumbling into tragedy.
Suddenly, a figure plummeted down beside Raegan.
Mitchel, his eyes red from strain, didnât hesitate to leap after Raegan fell.
The guards above shouted, âMr.
Dixon!â
Disregarding their calls, Mitchelâs dark eyes fixed on Raegan, stretching his arm to its limit to catch her.
Raeganâs eyes went wide in disbelief.
What she was witnessing seemed unbelievable to her.
Mitchel actually leaped after her! Tears streamed down her face anew.
Didnât he realize that jumping could lead to his death?
Raegan pushed against the air, reaching upward.
Their fingers barely brushed against each other.
Then, Mitchel pulled with all his might, drawing Raegan into a tight embrace.
They seemed to fuse together.
They were tightly wrapped around each other.
âBang!â A loud noise echoed through the air.
They hit the water hard, causing massive ripples.
As the current swept them along, Raeganâs stiff body suddenly eased.
It was water! They were in water! They wouldnât die.
Raegan had always doubted her swimming skills, but once submerged, she instinctively rose to the surface, driven by a familiar sensation.
In a panic, she yelled out, âMitchel!â
The water was eerily quiet.
Raegan took a deep breath, diving back into the depths to find him desperately.
Then, suddenly, she was lifted above the water.