His Eagle Eyes on Me

"The light seems a bit dim." She glanced at the photo before looking up at the sky. "It's windy here."

"You can always edit the photo afterwards," he said. "Are you cold?"

"A bit. Let's not take any more photos." She took the phone from him. "Eric, I asked you to come here to tell you that we should stop seeing each and contacting each other."

She summoned the courage to speak her mind. Her heart was racing by the time she was done, and she immediately bowed her head to avoid looking at him.

"I can't restart my life until I cut all ties with you." She stared at the snow at her feet. She felt a lump in her throat. She had not felt the urge to cry since she had come to a decision a few days ago.

"Of course, Layla," Eric said calmly. "If this can help you turn over a new page in your life, I won't object to it. I will never bother you or your family."

She immediately looked up. "That's not what I mean. You are a close friend of Mom. I don't want your friendship to be affected by me." Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the FindNøvᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"I haven't been in touch with your mom anyway," he said. "I realized later in life that good friends don't always have to see each other."

to brand his face in her mind

stood quietly for a while when suddenly, they heard someone

to look up in unison, noticing

It was an avalanche.

but he also saw the people on the levelled ground running toward the cable car

and children's cries filled the air, and he instinctively grabbed Layla's

her away, but he did not

ear could only fit eight people, and there were close

moment, and

he

past

get away." She

in real danger before, and since her family protected

what she might