Krish was sitting panting on the board. His body hurts all over. Even if he was strong enough to drag himself for miles it didn't mean he was super strong. There were many moments when he wanted to give up but he knew that Riana and the team had already been compassionate enough. Anymore slagging behind him and he would be left behind.

Fortunately, they had decided to camp early as they found a good spot near a small waterfall. The women wanted to take a bath for such a long time that they forgot about the journey they had ahead.

"We are going to go wash. You can wait here and go after us. " Riana said and Agatha nodded.

"Mom, you can go ahead. I will go in later with Mr. Krish. " Alcaz said with his chest puffed.

".... Ok... As you wish. " Agatha replied nonchalantly but from inside was proud that her son had grown up.

The women soon left them alone. The atmosphere was filled with tension. Krish was on the edge.

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"Can you fucking be a man for once? " An unbelievable statement came from the mouth of a kid. He got close to Krish and patted his shoulder.

"If you give my secret away... I will make you suffer so much that you will ask God to not be reborn again. " He said pressing his shoulder.

"Why... Why are you doing this? " Krish said a bit afraid.

"Doing what? You are the one who is doing things not me. " Alcaz said with a smile.

"That day when you first met us... I think you wish that you never had but... It would have been better if you didn't find us. Do you know what is worse than committing a crime? " Alcaz asked Krish squatting down. He didn't even wait for him to answer.

"It's witnessing a crime. And you just did that, so now you are on my mercy. This broken leg is just a warning. " Alcaz said poking Krish's broken leg. He smiled again but this time it felt much scarier.

"You... You were trying to kill your mo-" Before Krish could complete his sentence Alcaz grabbed his neck.

"Are you dumb or something? I just told you that you are at my mercy and this is what you had to say. " Alcaz said as he broke two fingers of his left hand. Krish wanted to shout in agony but surprisingly kept his voice down.

"See how kind I am. I didn't break the fingers of your dominant hand or you would be dead in this forest. " He said standing up.

"From now on you are my slave. Don't try anything stupid or you know what I will do. "