Jacob climbed down as fast as he could, but the rope was not long enough and he was still far from touching the cave underneath.
By the looks of it, the rope wasn't going to hold much longer either.
Jacob quickly made up his mind as he took out a dagger and cut the rope quickly.
He pulled himself close to that tree with all his strength as he finally caught a branch and jumped into the cave!
He could hear the voice from inside the cave draw closer towards the entrance.
Jacob couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Emily. He rushed to her and embraced her in his arms. "Emily, I've finally found you. I'm so happy that you are alive," he said.
Tears of joy burst out from Emily's eyes as she was just as happy to see him again. "Someone pushed me down. I thought I was going to die and I was never going to see you again..." she wept.
If she hadn't landed on the tree near the cave, she would have surely died.
There was a time when Emily did not fear death, but now everything had changed after she found Jacob. She didn't want to die, instead she wanted to live a good life with him.
"I knew you would come for me. I knew it..." Emily murmured.
"Of course I would! What else would I have to live for?" Jacob kissed away her tears and he felt so guilty he said, "I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I should have been there to protect you."
'If I had pushed Cherry down just now and jumped down afterwards, I would not have found her. I would have been dead, ' Jacob thought in his mind but he didn't mention that to Emily.
Furthermore, if he had not come down, she would have had no other way but to die here alone...
Fortunately, Jacob listened to Cherry and soon he heard Emily's voice from the edge of the cliff.
Only God knew how important Emily was to Jacob!
"We will never be separated again, okay?" Emily wrapped her arms around his shoulders and gave him a kiss.
"Yeah. We will never be separated again," he repeated. They stared at each other in an odd way, as if communicating in silence. Jacob held her gently, cupping her face with one hand and then pulled her into a kiss.
Their tongues entwined, until tears of joy arose, and they found themselves crying.
Jacob wanted to hold her close to his body as long as he could, but he was afraid of hurting her. He made sure to be delicate with her and showered her with gentle kisses.
After some time, Jacob finally let go of Emily reluctantly.
He wiped her tears with his abrasive fingers and looked at her ruddy lips affectionately.
"Jacob, how do we get out of here?"
Emily leaned on Jacob's warm chest, worn out and exhausted.
Jacob kissed her forehead and comforted her in a low and soothing voice, "Don't worry. I'll figure out."
Emily felt relieved, as if someone had breathed life into her again. She smiled at Jacob and said, "Okay, I believe you."
"But...I feel shy," Jacob retorted in a low voice.
"That's what I don't want to miss!" Emily laughed.
"If you keep making me feel shy, I don't know what I'll do. I can't confirm nor deny that I won't do something naughty. Does that not worry you?" Jacob lowered his voice and spoke in a timbre of arrogance.
It was clear to Emily that he was flirting with her. She felt the heat rise up her face. "Really? What should I be afraid of?" she asked.
Jacob stood up and moved towards her slowly. He looked at her affectionately and said, "You might be afraid that I would do something bad to you. I might act like an animal. Aren't you afraid of that?"
Emily's laughter suddenly echoed throughout the cave.
"So you are calling yourself an animal, right?"
"Not calling, just saying. I might 'act' like an animal." Jacob leaned in so his forehead touched hers and then bit her lips softly. "I'm afraid...I'm afraid that if I set the animal within me free, I won't be able to contain it anymore."
Emily finally understood what Jacob meant as she met his dark and lustful eyes, dragging her body closer to him with an invisible force.
"Don't look at me like that." Jacob's voice became husky and he continued, "If you keep looking at me like that, I won't be able to control myself."
"What..." Before she could finish her words, Jacob grabbed hold of her hands.
Flustered, Emily pulled her hands back quickly and said, "J...Jacob, what are you doing..."
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