Chapter 316

Zoey and her team rested in a safe place. As Zoey and her team found respite in a relatively secure location, the weight of their recent ordeal bore down heavily on Zoey's shoulders. Despite the passage of time and the numbing accumulation of losses on the island, the loss of Mary struck a particularly deep chord within her.

Seated amidst the shadows that encroached upon their sanctuary, Zoey's thoughts turned inward, grappling with a gnawing sense of responsibility for Mary's tragic fate. She replayed the events in her mind, each detail etched with regret and sorrow, haunted by the relentless question of what more she could have done to alter the outcome.