Love Beyond the Mask novel Chapter 1128

Hudson found himself at the base of a cliff.

Was the top also an overhang? The shadow of the branches above must belong to a tree clinging to the cliff's edge.

The fact that droplets of blood could fall directly onto him meant the distance between them wasn't too great.

Maybe... just maybe...

"Is anyone up there? Are you hurt?" Hudson shouted into the void, his voice echoing off the rocky walls. His intense eyes scanned upward as he called, "Parisa... Parisa! Is that you up there on the branches?"

He fumbled around the rocky ground, desperate to find a way to climb up and see if someone was indeed caught in the tree.

"Help... help me..."

A barely audible voice drifted down, freezing Hudson in place.

It was a woman's voice, weak and frail, yet achingly familiar to him.

Hudson's lips trembled slightly, his heart pounding so fiercely he could hardly breathe, "Parisa, it really is you... They did this to you! I can't believe you fell and got caught in the tree..."

He scrambled in a panic, trying to grip the barren rock behind him for a foothold, but the cliff was bare, offering no handholds. His phone had slipped from his grasp earlier, leaving him with no way to call for help. His eyes darkened with determination.

"You can't die on me..."

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"Is there any word on my father? Has he gone missing?"

In the dark forest, Whitney and Parker were leading a search party, but every call Whitney made to Hudson's phone went unanswered, the signal nonexistent.