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.

safety, beyond which darkness seemed to

felt a

he saw Leanne with a face that was as pretty as it was vexed, her hand silently extending a hiking pole toward him.

couldn’t help but chuckle

tight, her cheeks flushed with a

his fault for telling that silly story.

surrendered, “Dr. Leanne is so sensitive and bears a grudge. If I laugh even once, I’m on your blacklist for a decade.”

as he took the collapsible hiking pole from her,

force transmitted through the aluminum shaft

the way, and without a word between them, they continued up the dimly lit mountain path, the flashlight beam guiding

had just dropped Suzan off. The descent was long, and carrying her back

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could easily find a vehicle

set Suzan down, “Rest here for a bit, I’m going

looked surprised, “You’re

shoulders and back, “I move fast. If I head up now, I can still catch

end of the sunrise.”

“Devin, why did you lie to me just now?”

was referring to, looked puzzled, “When did

to determine if he was pretending not to know, “I asked you where Curtis was, and you said

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