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.

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

while, Curtis felt a poke in his lower back.

with a face that was as pretty as it was vexed, her hand silently

couldn’t help but chuckle

were pursed tight, her cheeks flushed with a mix of

fault for telling that silly story.

a grudge. If I

at the corners of his eyes as

force transmitted through the aluminum shaft eased the tension on

without a word between them, they continued up the

base camp, Devin had just dropped Suzan off. The descent was long, and carrying her back to

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daylight broke, they could easily find a vehicle to take her

had never carried a women, gently set Suzan down, “Rest here for a bit, I’m going

“You’re heading back up?”

“I move fast. If

of the sunrise.”

called after him, “Devin, why did

she was referring to, looked puzzled, “When

to know, “I asked you where

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