Chapter 36

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 now.​ He struggled forward, his enhanced strength barely enough against nature's fury.​ His foot caught on something beneath the churning water—perhaps a rock or driftwood—and he pitched forward. ​ The next powerful surge caught h