Love Unspoken

Chapter 1198

Quinn wasn't really feeling the whole eating thing, but the smell was just too good to pass up, so she took a bite.

It wasn't amazing, but hey, it beat that bird from earlier. Still, she couldn't eat anymore.

"Done with this," she said, shoving the fish away. The forest was getting darker, and she just wanted to get out of there, even if it meant heading back to the cave.

She turned to Alexander and asked, "Can we still get outta here?"

Alexander paused, looked up at Quinn, and said, "Yeah, we can."

Quinn pressed her lips together, thinking about all the dangers. She wasn't doubting his words because she thought they couldn't get out, but because she was scared they might not make it. She stood up and touched the drying cloth strips, which were still kinda damp. Using them for bandages would probably just make things worse.

"We crashing here tonight?" she asked.

Alexander glanced at the sky. "Looks like it. This spot seems pretty safe for now."

thought about the two snakes. Safe?

of snakes here, right?"

wolves couldn't climb trees, but snakes could. And nighttime snakes? Way scarier than

with us. Don't

were a piece of cake

half-hearted smile and didn't say anything else. It was getting dark, and who

a bunch of grass around, which probably meant there were some edible wild veggies.

there. Those wild veggies should be good to eat, right?" Quinn said, pointing to the dense patch

nodded. "Yeah,

all the craziness of the past two days, bugs were no big

the river, hoping

laid them out on

darker, and

almost-dry cloth strips and

away, so she put

dark, she sat next to Alexander, tossing the wild veggies into a pot to cook. Using these makeshift pots felt like playing a childhood game, kinda fun in a way. She cooked the wild veggies, sprinkled some salt,