âShit, shit, shit!â
He saw me, he saw me, he saw me, he saw me, he saw me.
I had felt a surge of relief, thinking Iâd almost lost him, but as soon as I looked up again, Ethanâs shadow appeared in front of me.
Barely holding back a scream, I turned and sprinted further into the alley as fast as I could.
âDamn it, I almost had a heart attackâ¦.â
Worrying about my fake identity as âAssassin Lilyâ being exposed could come later. For now, my priority was escape.
If Ethan caught me now, there was no doubt he would question me about the child growing in my belly. Above all else, I couldnât afford to lose this child.
ââ¦Wait! Stopâ¦!!â
Ignoring Ethanâs faint voice behind me, I moved deeper into an unfamiliar alley.@@novelbin@@
When it came to a short sprint, Ethan was faster than me, but with the narrow alley as my stage, I had a fair chance to get away.
[Agile Movements: When holding a dagger, movement speed increases by 10%, and rapid direction changes are possible.]
By making use of the Agile Movements skill from the daggerâs second-tier abilities, along with an agility boost, I could manage this.
-Thud! Thud-thud!
âHa⦠haâ¦!â
After nearly thirty minutes of running through alleys, both Ethan and I were gasping for breath.