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."

in shock, wanting to brand his face in her

quietly for a while when suddenly, they

the silence, and both Layla and Eric turned to look up in unison, noticing the snow rushing down the mountain. Layla had seen this before in

It was an avalanche.

only did Eric see the avalanche, but he also saw the people on the

children's cries filled the air, and he

to pull her away, but he

could only fit eight people, and there were close to a thousand tourists

moment, and

he

get past all

away." She paled, her

had never been in real danger before, and since her family

what she might do