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 to

while, Curtis felt a poke in

as pretty as it was vexed, her hand

but chuckle softly.

pursed tight, her cheeks flushed with a mix of

his fault for

and bears a grudge.

eyes as he took the collapsible hiking pole from

pulling force transmitted through the aluminum shaft eased the

way, and without a word between them, they continued up the dimly lit mountain

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

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daylight broke, they could easily find a vehicle to

gently set Suzan down, “Rest here for a bit, I’m going back up.”

surprised, “You’re heading

and back, “I move fast. If I head

end of

called after him, “Devin, why did you lie to

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

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

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