Love Unspoken

Chapter 1578

Quinn was still on the fence about bringing Sprout and Brandy along. After mulling it over, she decided against it. Having two kids with her if things went south would be a hassle. Plus, Briar was already a pro at looking after them. Sprout was way more well-behaved now, and Briar could handle him.

There was even less to worry about with Brandy.

Once everything was set, Alexander and Quinn hit the road.

First, they hopped on a plane, then switched to a boat after landing, and kept changing up their transportation until they finally rolled into a seaside fishing village.

Quinn took in the view-sea in front, mountains behind and shot Alexander a puzzled look. "Is Calvin here?"

Alexander shook his head. "Nope, he's not here. Just hang tight."

He set the suitcase down for her to sit and chill.

Quinn hadn't expected it to be such a hassle. Good thing she didn't bring Sprout and Brandy. After two days of travel, they still hadn't reached their destination. She wondered where Calvin could be hiding. The village looked deserted. Not a soul in sight, and the paths were overgrown with weeds. The houses peeking through the grass were in shambles.

As night crept in, Quinn started to get the creeps. "What are we waiting for here? This place is giving me the heebie-jeebies."

Alexander plopped down next to her. "Waiting for someone to pick us up."

He glanced at his watch. "At this hour, they might be lost at sea."

He tried to comfort her, "They're not familiar with these parts, and you insisted on coming. Let's just crash here tonight."

Quinn instinctively glanced back at the village. The setting sun cast an eerie orange glow over the buildings, making them look both beautiful and unsettling.

The sea stretched out endlessly in front, and the village behind was eerily quiet, except for the occasional rustle of wind through the weeds.

It felt like a scene straight out of a horror flick, full of terror and weirdness.

She nervously asked, "There aren't any ghosts here, right?"

Alexander gave her a mysterious look and suddenly said, "Yep."

Quinn's face went pale, and she scooted closer to him. "Don't mess with me. I'm kinda scared."

Alexander wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. "It's okay. I'm here. I'll protect you."

Quinn asked, "Can you fight a ghost?"

Alexander replied, "Nope, but I can run with you."

Quinn forced a smile. Seeing the teasing glint in his eyes, she playfully punched him. "You're scaring me!"

Alexander said, "Alright, alright. Don't worry, they'll find us. It might just take a bit. The scenery here isn't bad; think of it as a mini-vacation."

sure

nodded. "Don't

back at the weeds taller

suddenly turned serious.

She was already scared enough to

tide's coming

"No way!

there," Alexander reassured her, pointing to the nearest house. Quinn looked over; that house was surrounded by weeds, and who knew what was lurking in the grass. Quinn shook her head. "I don't want to go. Can we not

"I'll go check

stick on the ground, and started

alone, so she quickly stood up and followed him with the

his stick to push them aside. It

path, but grass had grown through

behind, looking around nervously. She felt like some wild animal might jump out of

but at least there, they could hear

was so quiet it

The wooden door was locked but barely hanging on. With

inside the house too, though not as much as outside. As they walked in, they were quickly

door and grabbed Alexander's arm, sticking close

wanted to go further inside, but Quinn held him back. "Let's not go in.

pitch black, with a slightly ajar door and some indistinct

"It's cool. Wait here. I'll

sun casting eerie shadows through the windows and cracks, making the room even creepier. Quinn didn't dare stay there alone. She quickly caught up to him, tightly grabbing his

and shone the flashlight inside. When Quinn saw what was inside, she screamed and

the object. It was a piece of black cloth, but judging

meant to scare anyone who wandered

back tightly. "Don't go in. It's too scary. Let's

to reassure her. "Don't worry, I'll just

face twisted. He actually wanted to check

all, he'd faced death

be something inside. What if you provoke some ghost

science can't

her trembling with fear, Alexander sighed. "Alright, I won't go.

at a loss for words. After a moment of silence, she said, "Maybe we should go

hesitated, sensing something

"Are you tricking

Alexander replied, "What?"

up on seeing Calvin. Did you never intend to take me to him?"

protested, "Who would find this place

you're

looked conflicted, holding onto him and