Love Unspoken

Chapter 1580

Quinn was totally confused. "Wait, Kyle and the others haven't found this place yet?"

Alexander shook his head. "Nah, they're way out at sea. It's gonna take them a while to get here."

He went on, "Plus, we're thinking of turning this place into a supply station. Otherwise, they might end up starving out there."

Quinn raised an eyebrow. "That sounds like a huge job."

Alexander nodded. "Exactly. That's why we waited until things calmed down before bringing you here. But hey, we can start by clearing the weeds since we've got nothing better to do."

Quinn looked at him like he was crazy. "Are you serious?"

Alexander laughed. "Isn't it kinda funny?"

Quinn forced a smile. Nope, not funny at all. This place was massive, and there were weeds everywhere. How long would it take for just the two of them to clear it all?

After they ate, Alexander got up and headed outside.

Quinn didn't want to stay inside alone, so she quickly followed him. Even in daylight, the place gave her the creeps.

She caught up to him and grabbed his arm. "Are you sure we can develop this place?"

Alexander nodded. "Yeah, I think so. This place isn't even in the country. Look at those mountains behind us; the only way in is by helicopter. Judging by the buildings, it's been abandoned for at least fifty years. No one remembers it."

He glanced back at the endless mountains and then at the vast ocean ahead. "Even though the tide comes in every night, these houses haven't been flooded. It's a good spot."

The tide had gone out, revealing a big stretch of beach. The ocean seemed far away now.

Alexander suddenly asked, "Ever gone clamming?"

Quinn shook her head. "Nope."

Alexander looked around but couldn't find any tools. He picked up a random stick and led her to the beach.

Quinn asked, "What are we doing?"

Alexander grinned. "Clamming."

Quinn gave him a skeptical look. Alexander seemed like he was on vacation, but this place was anything but a vacation spot.

Quinn had never tried clamming before. She kicked off her shoes and followed Alexander onto the beach. After the tide had receded, there were all sorts of things on the sand. She bent down and picked up an orange starfish. Quinn smiled. "This is pretty. I can take it back as a decoration."

Alexander added, "There should be clams and razor clams around here."

Quinn squatted down and used a stick to dig around. She found some clams but no razor clams.

Quinn asked, "What do razor clams even look like?"

her over. Quinn hurried over and saw two bamboo-like things sticking out of the sand. "Are these razor clams?"

Alexander confirmed, trying to pull one out. It was stuck tight,

two had already burrowed back into the sand. Quinn

nodded. "Yeah, they're alive,

and started digging around. She saw a

here, they'd have

smiled. "We'll bring

let's wait until this place

Alexander nodded. "For sure."

wandered further out. She saw crabs, some stranded shrimp, and fish she didn't recognize. She hadn't had this much

the sunlight. For a moment, it felt like

as carefree back

large conch shell and waved it

never seen one this

a small puddle and exclaimed, "Is that an octopus? I just saw it burrow in!" She was both excited and scared,

The octopus was still burrowing. He quickly grabbed one of its legs and pulled it out. Quinn wanted to help but was scared of the suction cups. "Forget it. Let

"It's fine. I've almost got

large

beach, and the octopus wriggled around. Quinn was so

you the one who wanted to

"It's too

laughed and shook his head, letting the octopus burrow back into the

"Don't run too far, or you might get

glanced back at the fishing village and realized they had run quite a distance. The village

suddenly felt a

exhausted. In the end,

lived by the sea and relied on clamming for a living, we'd probably starve." Alexander

I was far away, these houses looked like tombs. Why

speculated, "Maybe

that so?"

of mountain villages that get abandoned because people

accepted his explanation.

out two pieces

check out some other places. You

still hadn't given up on exploring. She

"Don't worry, it's daytime. It's

had kept her from sleeping, so she also wanted to find a house without coffins. But even if

down her

really going?" she

come this far. Do you

the hall, scaring Quinn into hugging him. "Don't go in. Let's move on," she urged, pulling Alexander to prevent his

to see what was inside those coffins, but Quinn wouldn't

to leave this house and go to another