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.

circle of safety, beyond which darkness seemed to be lurking,

a while, Curtis felt a poke

was as pretty as it was vexed, her hand silently extending a hiking pole

but chuckle

were pursed tight, her cheeks flushed with a mix of

was his fault for telling that

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

the corners of his eyes as he took the collapsible hiking pole from

aluminum shaft eased the tension on

up the dimly lit mountain path,

base camp, Devin had just dropped Suzan off. The descent was long, and carrying her back to the hotel wasn’t

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find a vehicle to take her back.

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

surprised, “You’re heading

“I move fast. If I head up now, I

end of

“Devin, why did

forgetting what she was referring to, looked puzzled,

scrutinizing look, as 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

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