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.

limited circle of safety, beyond which darkness seemed to be lurking, ready to pounce.

while, Curtis felt a poke in

saw Leanne with a face that was as pretty as it was vexed,

help but chuckle

cheeks flushed with a

fault for telling that silly

sensitive and bears a grudge. If I laugh even once, I’m on your blacklist for

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

through the aluminum shaft eased the tension on Leanne’s shoulders.

word between them, they continued up the dimly

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

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they could easily find a

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

“You’re heading back up?”

move fast. If I head up now, I can

of the

did

referring to, looked puzzled, “When did I

was pretending not to know, “I asked you where Curtis was, and you

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