Facade of Love

Chapter 291 Running into Trouble

I nodded with determination, helping Charlie push through the thick underbrush that lay ahead. The path was a real challenge, tangled with dense shrubs and littered with sharp thorns that made every step a battle.

Charlie, nursing an already injured leg, winced with pain at each accidental scrape.

To prevent any further damage to his leg, I led the way, hacking through the branches. He called out to me with concern in his voice, “Yvette, don’t use your hands on those thorns. Use this.”

I glanced back to see him snapping off a long branch and could not help but smile. “I should’ve grabbed some sturdy ones back when we left the forest…” Mid–sentence, I caught sight of something slithering on the right side of Charlie’s neck. My heart skipped a beat as I realized what it was.

Charlie, noticing my sudden silence, turned his head towards me.

“Freeze!” I gasped, my whole body tensing up.

He halted, a crease forming between his brows. Thankfully, he listened and stayed still, his body tensing as he asked, “What’s going on?”

his right side, my heart pounding out of my chest. I managed to choke

Charlie’s neck, and without a second thought, I

of its slimy skin made my flesh crawl. A sudden pain in my wrist made me

suck in a breath, and instinctively, I

had just tossed aside. With a

was a fortress of thorns, and his hands were no match for the slithering escape artist. He ended up with nothing but a hand full of cuts, bleeding like crazy. I shouted

scowled, knowing I was right, and let it go. He spun around, concern etched on his face. ” You okay?” he asked.

my wrist. His face

I blinked in surprise as he… was he sucking

noticing the black blood he spat out. I was frozen, my mind racing. A regular snake bite was one thing,

Running

Charlie hurt, if we could not find help or antivenom soon, I was in big trouble.

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