Jilted Heiress Strikes Back
Raina worried Leif’s back couldn’t handle the ride, but he just kept bearing it silently.
Leif replied, “I’m fine. No need.”
After confirming several more times and checking his back again, Raina finally felt reassured enough to keep driving.
They passed a winding national road, crossed a pitch-black river, and finally entered the boundaries of Crimson Hollow.
All around were tall mountains, but the landscape was bare and black—not a hint of green in sight. Occasionally, a tree stood, long dead and lifeless, stripped of any vitality, leaving only a bleak, harrowing presence.