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

Curtis felt a poke in his

pretty as it was

couldn’t help but

pursed tight, her cheeks flushed with a mix

for telling that silly story.

surrendered, “Dr. Leanne is so sensitive and bears a grudge. If I laugh even once, I’m on your blacklist for

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

the aluminum shaft eased the

between them, they continued up the

off. The descent was long, and carrying her

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they could easily find

never carried a women, gently set Suzan down,

looked surprised, “You’re heading back up?”

and back, “I move fast. If I head up

of the

after him, “Devin, why did you lie to me just now?”

looked

to determine if he was pretending not to know, “I asked you where Curtis was, and you said he went ahead. That wasn’t the

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