After I left, the twin Alphas went crazy novel Chapter 204

I gave a brief nod, not trusting my voice just yet.

Then I saw him. Ethan.

He was seated on a large rock, his body leaning against a makeshift shelter as a medic attended to his wounds.

My heart clenched at the sight of him—bruised, battered, but alive.

His golden hair was damp, sticking to his forehead, and his clothes were torn and stained with blood and mud. Yet, when he saw me, his lips curved into that familiar, reassuring smile.

"Sophia," he said softly, his voice steady despite the exhaustion etched on his face. "You're here."

I rushed to his side, my knees hitting the wet ground.

"Ethan, are you—?" My voice cracked, unable to finish the question.

"I'm fine," he interrupted, his tone light, as if to downplay his condition. "Just a few scratches."

The medic gave me a sidelong glance that contradicted Ethan’s words, but I let it slide for now.

Ethan continued, his voice lowering.

"We were attacked. Took some heavy hits, but during our retreat, a mudslide blocked the enemy’s path. Gave us time to regroup."

His smile grew faintly mischievous as he added,

"You know, before you passed out, you wouldn’t let me leave. You held me back, and as it turns out, that delay probably saved us. If we’d left sooner, we’d have been caught in the mudslide too—alongside the enemy."

The weight in my chest eased just a little, but not entirely.

This battle wasn’t just another skirmish.

The opposing general was Ryan’s most loyal subordinate, and eliminating him meant crippling Ryan’s underground empire.

Victory here could change everything.

The respite didn’t last long.

The enemy regrouped and launched another attack.

As chaos erupted around us, I found myself in the thick of it, my mind racing with strategies.

Thanks to the visions the Moon Goddess had granted me in my past life, I anticipated the enemy's ambush points.

I quickly dispatched teams to dismantle their traps, one by one.

The morale of our warriors soared as the enemy’s plans crumbled.

"Ethan," I shouted over the din of battle, "stay close to the main unit! Don’t take any unnecessary risks!"

He met my gaze, a flicker of defiance in his eyes, but he nodded.

For a brief moment, I allowed myself to believe we were turning the tide.

Then everything unraveled.

A sudden shift in the battlefield pulled the ground from under my confidence.

A location that had never been a threat in my memories turned into a death trap.

My blood ran cold as I realized Ethan had been surrounded.