“This is not a ce you should havee to.” Nathan’s expression was grave.


    M pursed her lips and smiled. “Fortunately, I did.”


    Nathan’s gaze softened as he looked at her, his heart filled with concern.


    “And you? How did you end up getting captured?” M asked curiously.


    Nathan smiled bitterly, closing his eyes with a mournful expression. “Lucas was bribed by them.”


    M was taken aback. She never expected it was Lucas after all. For a moment, she was at a loss for


    words.


    She couldn’t help but wonder about his feelings to be betrayed by someone he trusted the most, falling


    into the hands of the enemy.


    Feeling uneasy, M nestled into Nathan’s embrace with her hands patting his shoulders and her


    cheeks against his chest. She wanted tofort him.


    Her sudden, overwhelming hug caught Nathan off guard, freezing him in ce. From shock to a sense


    of joy, Nathan’s emotions surged even more. This was the first time M had hugged him voluntarily.


    His hand lifted slightly and nervously rested on her back, but before he could hold her tight, M sat up


    straight in excitement. “Nate, we can’t just sit and wait to die. We need to find a way to escape.”


    Nathan, still somewhat dazed, nodded.


    M tucked him into bed and murmured, “I’ll find a way to dy them. You need to rest and recover,


    then we’ll n our escape.”


    Nathan scrutinized around the cell. Besides a bed, a cupboard, and a separate bathroom, there was


    nothing else.


    “You’ve been here with me for two days?” Nathan asked.


    M nodded in response.


    Frowning, Nathan’s expression grew even more somber. “Where have you been sleeping?”


    She patted the edge of the bed. “Here.”


    Nathan’s face grew even more troubled as he tried to sit up.


    M pressed down on his shoulder. “What are you doing?”


    “You should sleep,” he said,


    “You’re injured, you need proper rest,” M insisted.


    “My injuries are nothing,” Nathan responded, trying to get up again and pulling back the covers. “You


    haven’t had a proper rest in two days.”


    “Nate, lie down.” M pushed him back down and pulled the covers back over him.


    Nathan was restless, his face full of concern as he tried to get up again.


    M sat on the edge of the bed, stretching her legs and lying down in his embrace.


    Nathan’s body immediately tensed up, once again shocked beyond words. One of his hands still


    hanging in the air, frozen.


    M pulled his hand down and kept her head down so he couldn’t see her flushed face. She whispered


    in shyness, “I’ll sleep beside you if you don’t mind.”


    Nathan swallowed, his chest rising and falling with each rough breath. His voice was but a whisper. “I


    don’t mind.”


    M nestled her face into his chest, avoiding his gaze. “Let me know if I touch your wounds.‘


    Nathan murmured, “Okay. Now go to sleep.”


    Her initiative caught him off guard, leaving him pleasantly surprised. Was it the circumstances that


    brought them this close? It had been ages since Mst slept beside him.


    A faint smile graced Nathan’s lips as he adjusted his hold, drawing her closer. Contentment washed


    over him as he closed his eyes to rest.


    Nathan’s resilient body recovered after the rest. His injuries seemed trivial to him.


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    It was the next day when he woke up with M in his arms.


    Early in the morning, a few armed men took M away, only to return her after some time. Upon her


    return to the cell, Nathan nervously grasped her shoulders, scrutinizing her from head to toe.


    M smiled lightly to reassure him. “Don’t worry, I’m fine.”


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