"Haaah!" Valerie took a long breath, her mind turning numb as she staggered back.
The other one, the S-rank warrior Rio, frowned since she didn't even hit Valerie, and she seemed to be hyperventilating.
Her eyes trembled, and a sensation akin to something disastrous happening somewhere erupted inside her heart.
Her Shard faded into nothingness as she fell to the ground.
Her heart trembled...it was the same sensation she had when the Illusion Monkey attacked him...or when she heard about the Hell Hound attacking him...
The dread of losing him crept into her mind and soul, and before she knew it, she fell unconscious.
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"Huh?" Sophie woke up from her slumber, her forehead drenched with cold sweat.
*Rumble*
She looked outside, not because the thunder rumbled but because she was in a panic.
No, more like she was having an anxiety attack.
"Dear? What happened?" Hearing her husband's voice she instantly turned towards him.
