I look at Karl, his face pale but determined. “This is it,” he says softly.

“Okay, so where do we even start looking for the truffles?” I ask, my eyes darting from rock to bush to the

roots of trees. “Inside the building, right?”

Karl shrugs, almost embarrassed. “Adam only told me it’s somewhere near the waterfall. That’s as specific

as he got.”

“Great,” I mutter. “A treasure hunt to top it all off. What fun.”

We watch the building for a little while, and the whole time, I find myself fascinated by the security

measures.

“What could they be hiding?” I murmur, watching a couple of guards walk across a rope bridge that

crosses the massive ravine.

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Karl shrugs. “They’re poachers, Abby. Could be anything from fancy truffles to endangered animals.

Maybe even humans, for all we know.”

Karl a

market for everything. Either way, let’s stick close to the walls,

way down, keep an eye out for the truffles,

if we need

almost get caught, we can hide behind the vines,”

in front of us, a constant, deafening roar that seems

tiptoeing around guards and

don’t even know where to

“Let’s

begin working our way down the ravine. There’s a clear path with steps

As we go, we keep low, hiding behind vines

keeping our eyes peeled for

don’t find anything. As we get closer and closer to the waterfall,

away somewhere—likely in the HQ building.

once and for all or risk everything and break

I’m not sure

to the waterfall now. The sound of the water rushes through my ears, nearly drowning

everything else.

the shadows searching for truffles, the sudden sound

us both. I peer through

My heart pounds in my ears. There’s nowhere for us

barely anywhere for us to

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