Chapter 168

Leanne was beyond annoyed, but there seemed to be no way out.

Curtis, having achieved his goal, said, “Let’s go.”

Leanne glanced at the path ahead. Dawn was breaking, casting a ghostly blue hue over

the forest.

Initially, hiking with the group, her focus on the climb had kept her fears at bay. But Curtis’ ghost story had spooked her, and now the trail looked downright eerie.

She didn’t budge. “You go

no first.”

Curtis’ lips curled up slightly, teasing, “Do you want me to hold your hand?”

Leanne cut him off decisively, “No need.”

Curtis took the lead, with Leanne following closely behind.

The silence around them was striking, the sound of their boots crunching on the soil and twigs underfoot.

beyond which darkness seemed to be lurking,

Curtis felt a poke in

a face that was as pretty as it was

couldn’t help but

tight, her cheeks flushed with a mix of irritation and embarrassment, “What’s

for telling that silly story.

I’ll stop,” Curtis surrendered, “Dr. Leanne is so sensitive and bears a grudge.

her, but the smile was still playing at the corners of his eyes as he

transmitted through the aluminum shaft eased the tension

them, they continued up the dimly lit mountain path, the flashlight beam guiding their

descent was long, and carrying her back to the hotel wasn’t

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easily find a vehicle to take

Suzan down, “Rest here for

“You’re heading back up?”

back, “I move fast. If I head

of

called after him, “Devin, why did you lie to

to, looked puzzled, “When

if trying to determine if he was pretending not to know, “I asked you where Curtis was, and you said he went ahead. That wasn’t the truth. He was right behind you.”

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