Chapter 187 Emerging From the Backlight

The man approached them until he was standing right in front of her. "Alec…Faust?" She stared at the familiar face in disbelief and wondered if it was an illusion. "Yes. Can you walk?" He was overcome by an inexplicable mix of emotions when he found her safe and sound. He wanted so badly to pull her into an embrace, but he decided to act cautiously, worried that she might flinch at his touch. She nodded at him in a daze and didn't ask questions about his arrival. She looked at Justin in her arms. "Can you lift him out?" "Sure," Alec readily agreed and took Justin from her. However, he waited for her to go with him. It took him much difficulty to get to her, and he wanted to make sure she was in his sight. She propped herself up with a hand on the wall and limped behind him as she endured the pain from her right calf. Noticing her limping, he halted and bent over. "Get on. I'll carry you." "No…no, I can walk." She shook her head. How could she possibly have him carry her on his ba