Meanwhile, at the wellness retreat on the mountaintop.
Nora was sitting by Emily's bedside, feeding her fruit.
The door was slammed open from the outside, and Ethan Parker hurried in, looking frantic.
He lifted Emily's hand, pressed it to his cheek, then moved it to the side of his neck.
Seeing this, Emily couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"What are you doing?"
The late afternoon setting sun spilled through Emily's window, and at this moment, she felt an immense sense of peace.
Ethan's voice wavered, thick with a faint, barely perceptible sob. "I'm just making sure you're still here.
"If I had known this would happen, I would never have agreed to let you come back alone."
Looking at his somewhat childish behavior and the deep, abiding worry in his eyes, a warm current flowed throu
