Author Alpha Yuvan stared at Winnie's tear-streaked face and took several agitated steps backward, the rising seawater sloshing around his thighs. "Fine, if you won't leave, then I will," he said coldly. In the face of life and death, all petty rivalries became meaningless. Even competitions or vendettas required survival as their foundation—what was the point of pride if you were dead? He couldn't comprehend what twisted logic was keeping Winnie rooted to this death trap. "Yuvan, are you going to abandon me as well?" Winnie looked at him with desperate eyes, her golden curls now plastered against her pale face, her usual mask of superiority crumbling. Alpha Yuvan resolutely turned away without a backward glance. The seawater had reached his waist n

