#Chapter 395: In the Nick of Time

Olivia When Alvin’s light went out, I felt as though the universe was caving in on itself. I couldn’t even begin to describe the feeling of pain and agony. Here was my childhood friend, the person who I had been torn away from at fifteen, and we never even had a chance to fully reconnect before his light was snuffed out right before my very eyes. I was angry. I was sad. And I was broken, in that moment. But then I heard it; Nathan’s voice, calling to me from the top of the basement stairs, urgent and frantic. “Olivia, watch out!” His urgent warning was a lifeline when I needed it the most, a jolt that snapped me back to reality just in the nick of time. My instincts kicked in, and I rolled to the side with every ounce of strength I could muster. The air rushed past me as the rock intended for my head whizzed by, narrowly missing its target. My heart pounded like a drum in my chest, adrenaline surging through my veins. I scrambled to my feet, my breath ragged, an