The four males saw her, and their pace quickened considerably.
One of them, especially eager, transformed into his beast form and charged straight for her.
Yan Lie swept Bai Wanwan into his arms. "Wanwan, Wanwan..."
He chanted Bai Wanwan's name over and over.
Bai Wanwan was at a loss, as she had no idea who was who.
Just as she was thinking of something to say, she suddenly felt something wet slide from her neck, down her collarbone, and beneath her clothes.
Bai Wanwan froze. 'The male holding me... is crying?'
Yan Lie was overcome with emotion, his arms tightening around her bit by bit.
It was as if he feared that if he let go, Bai Wanwan would disappear again.
On their long search for her, he had nearly broken down many times. He'd wanted to warn the others that Wanwan had likely been swept away by the river, never to return.
But which of them hadn't already considered that worst-case scenario?
No one spoke of it, because no one wanted to face that reality.
