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.

Enter title…

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

Maybe even humans, for all we know.”

Karl a

“You never know. There’s a market for everything. Either way, let’s stick close

way down, keep an eye out for

if we

caught, we can hide behind

cascades in front of us, a constant, deafening roar that seems to amplify the absurdity

tiptoeing around guards and surveillance cameras

even know where

“Let’s

ravine. There’s a clear path

keep low,

our eyes

closer to the waterfall, it becomes clearer to me

any, are hidden away somewhere—likely in the HQ building.

turn back and go home once and for all or risk everything and break

not

sound of the

everything else.

we’re crouched in the shadows searching for truffles, the sudden sound of

water freezes us both.

My heart pounds

barely anywhere for us to

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