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

a poke in his lower

that was as pretty as it was

but chuckle

a mix of irritation and embarrassment,

was his fault for telling that silly

so sensitive and bears a grudge. If I laugh even once,

as he took the collapsible hiking pole from

shaft eased the tension on

up

off. The descent was long,

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could easily find a vehicle to take her back.

never carried a women, gently set Suzan down, “Rest here for a

surprised, “You’re heading

“I move fast. If I head up now, I

of

“Devin, why did you

what she was referring to, looked puzzled, “When did I

asked you where Curtis was, and you said he went ahead.

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