Chapter 134 Reunited

• Ethan's eyes adjusted slowly to the dim light of the new cell, his gaze settling on a figure slumped in the corner. Layla. His heart raced as he took in her disheveled appearance, her once-luminous hair now dull and matted. Her eyes, sunken and haunted, locked onto his, and she trembled violently as if the mere sight of him had shattered her fragile composure.
• Ethan's appearance was just as unkempt, his face gaunt, his clothes tattered and stained. The stench of confinement and despair hung heavy over them, a potent reminder of their shared fate. Yet, at this moment, none of that mattered.
• All that mattered was the spark of hope that flared to life in his chest, the knowledge that he was no longer alone in this dark, forsaken place.