CHAPTER 84 Night Patrol

  Kassandra's POV

  Surprise flickered in my eyes as I recognized his face, etched with the passage of time. A mixture of relief and curiosity washed over me as if fate had orchestrated this meeting to provide me with an unexpected ally in my time of need.

  "Herrion?" I called out, my voice laden with a mixture of exhaustion and vulnerability.

  He turned towards me, a faint smile playing at the corners of his lips. "Kassandra, it's been a while." His eyes moved to the bag behind me, and now his eyes move back to me with curiosity. "Why are you here in the middle of the woods...alone?"

  To his question, I suddenly felt like crying. It's as if the burden I have been carrying eluded out.

  At that moment, I felt a glimmer of hope. Herrion had once been my savior, helping me escape the clutches of the very man I sought to distance myself from now. 

  Could he be the guiding light in this darkness once more?