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

a poke

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

but chuckle

were pursed tight, her cheeks flushed with a

fault for telling that silly

“Dr. Leanne is so sensitive and bears a grudge. If I

eyes as he took the collapsible hiking

aluminum shaft

between them, they continued up the dimly lit mountain path, the flashlight beam

base camp, Devin had just dropped Suzan off. The descent was

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easily find a

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

surprised, “You’re heading back up?”

“I move fast. If I

of the sunrise.”

did you lie to me just

looked puzzled, “When did I lie to you?”

scrutinizing look, as if trying to determine if he was pretending not to know, “I asked you where Curtis

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