Chapter 343 The Fall and the Catch
Roar Mountain, Heaven’s Rift.
Aubrey fell like a leaf torn from a tree, the wind howling as it dragged her down.
Her hair whipped wildly, the weightless plunge dizzying, every nerve consumed by vertigo.
She had thought she would fear death. But in this instant, her heart was strangely calm.
She knew she had given everything she had.
Ella didn’t blame her. In Aubrey’s mind came only a gentle voice: “I’m with you.”
“Thank you.” Aubrey’s chest warmed. At the edge of life and death, she realized she was luckier than most.
She had been granted a second life after a brutal death, awakened a powerful Alpha wolf, and avenged herself with her own hands. That was already more than fortune.
She forced her eyes open, searching for the moon–then froze.
A figure tore through the gale above, dropping at terrifying speed straight toward her. Alpha Henry.
Head down, eyes locked on her like iron, filled with a searing determination she had never seen before.
“It’s Alpha Henry! Our mate! He didn’t give up on us!” Ella screamed in her mind, ecstatic.
Aubrey’s eyes brimmed, the tears instantly whipped away by the wind.
She saw him again and again thrust his hand toward her, only for the violent currents to rip it aside. Again and again he fought closer, until finally his fingers clamped tight around her icy wrist, knuckles whitening with the effort.
Her heart skipped, and then she was wrenched into an unyielding, burning embrace.
The roar of the air seemed to vanish. All that remained was the heavy, steady beat of his heart against her ear.
In that moment, the whole world seemed to stop breathing.
The wind shredded at their clothes, but in the darkness, the searchlight strapped to Henry’s
hand gleamed like a falling star.
Aubrey couldn’t see his face, but she could picture it, could feel his tension in the hammering
of his chest.
“Why…” she whispered. Why risk his life for hers?
“No reason.”
His arms tightened. “I just… did it without thinking.”
And then he yanked the cord.
The parachute burst open, ballooning wide in the fierce wind.
At the base of the cliff, thousands who had already despaired erupted into cheers.
They had survived.
Henry had never once used a parachute in his life. He wasn’t the type to chase danger–he bore the weight of an entire northern continent’s wolf clans. But for Aubrey, he hadn’t hesitated to unclip his safety line and leap.
He hadn’t known if he would time the chute right. He hadn’t known if the jagged rocks would rip it to shreds. He only knew that if he didn’t jump, Aubrey would die. Her life mattered more than his.
And somehow, he succeeded.
At just the right moment, he pulled the chute and guided them to a safe landing.
The crowd rushed toward the place they descended, but by the time they reached them, Alpha Henry was already standing under the trees, Aubrey cradled in his arms.
“Why did you let go?!” His voice still shook with fury, his heart still pounding from that one second of terror when he thought he’d lost her forever.
Aubrey blinked at him.
“You’re stupid. I’m just an omega, not a top Alpha like you. I was exhausted.”
Her voice faded softer and softer, until at the end of all the chaos, she simply drifted off to sleep.
Henry stared, dumbstruck. His body was still running hot with adrenaline, but he had forgotten how fragile she was after so many brushes with death.
The crowd came up fast, ready to cheer, but one look from Henry silenced them.
They understood instantly. Instead, they whispered their joy, surrounding the pair and following them back.
“Was she saved?” For those listening through the broadcast, hearts had been in knots. Jack, the host, finally voiced the question trembling in all of them.
As if in thanks, Henry lifted the phone strapped to his arm and answered in a low voice.
“Shh. She’s asleep.”