Love Unspoken

Chapter 1581

The sun dipped below the horizon, and the tide crept in. Quinn watched the waterline inch closer until it stopped just a few feet away. "It's brighter out here than inside," Quinn said.

Alexander nodded, tossing a piece of wood into the fire. The sea breeze made the flames dance.

"Are you cold?" Alexander asked.

Quinn shook her head. "No. When do you think they'll find us?"

"No idea," Alexander replied.

Quinn was taken aback. "What if they never find us? Are we just going to wander here forever?"

Alexander reassured her, "What are you afraid of? We've survived in the wild before. And this time, we have enough supplies to last longer."

Quinn gave him a suspicious look. Last time, he did it on purpose. She wondered if this time was intentional too.

Alexander pulled her closer. "You haven't slept for a whole day and night. Get some rest."

Quinn was indeed tired. She had been running on the beach all day. Leaning into Alexander's arms, she closed her eyes and said, "You should sleep too." "Okay," Alexander agreed.

The sea breeze blew gently, and Quinn, feeling drowsy, soon fell asleep.

When she woke up the next day, the glaring sun was on her face. She rubbed her eyes and mumbled, "It's morning."

Realizing something was off, she turned to find the space beside her empty. Alexander was nowhere to be seen.

She stood up and called out towards the house in front of her.

Getting no response, she sighed and sat back down.

She was just worried that Alexander had gone off to study those coffins again, not that he had abandoned her.

Before long, Alexander returned, not from the house but from the beach.

"You went crab hunting?" Quinn asked, surprised.

"Yeah, right after the tide went out. These crabs didn't have time to burrow into the sand, so they were easy to catch," Alexander replied. "Did you sleep?" Quinn asked.

Alexander chuckled. "Of course I did. You used to complain I slept too much, and now you're saying I sleep too little?"

"No, I was just asking. I thought you went crab hunting in the middle of the night. How do we cook these?" Quinn clarified.

"Just grill them," Alexander suggested.

crabs on a stone slab. It was a long process. Quinn touched her dry face. "I want to

water around. The few bottles of mineral water they had left were barely enough to drink, let alone wash with. Alexander gave her a

quite a few things left behind, including pots and pans. Alexander sighed, "How could I forget about those houses?" Quinn hesitated. "Are those

they don't poison us, they're

Quinn rolled her eyes.

on his way, and Quinn decided

hesitant to go inside, but curiosity won out,

as they opened the door, two centipedes scurried into the cracks in the wall. Quinn grabbed Alexander's arm and exclaimed, "There are so

Alexander warned, looking at Quinn's sneakers,

finding quite a few things left by the previous owner. There were utensils in the cabinets and a large pot, but the pot had a hole and was unusable. There were also two broken

and Sean sat on the beach, with

yet? Aren't you worried Mr. Kennedy

him a look. "Why are you in such a hurry? How could Mr. Kennedy starve?

come the day before yesterday,

sit down and handed him a coconut. Sean took a couple of sips and

what you're up to. You want to leave them

of garbage? Even if I left them on the island and they starved, Calvin is still here. How much money do you think

With limited resources, most of the buildings were wooden, giving it a primitive feel. Yet, with some care, it had a unique charm. With most of the trees cut down, the ground was now paved with cobblestones and adorned with wildflowers, creating a serene, almost utopian

were no people in sight because they were working far

pick up Alexander and Quinn, but Kyle had been stalling for two days

"So when are

"Let's wait a bit

pressed, "Wait for what? Aren't you afraid Mr. Kennedy

shoulder. "Why would he get angry? He'd be thrilled. I'm giving them a chance to be

scratched his head. "Aren't they already

slow sometimes. I don't feel like explaining. Just trust me. We'll

him, stood up, and walked away. "Let me know when you're ready

seemed humans were always drawn to construction, from molding mud as children

deeper, you'd see an array of homes in various shapes and

through those houses, finding a bunch of stuff, including a kitchen knife, though it was too rusty to

was no problem for Alexander. He took the rusty knife to the beach

After the tide went out, the waterline was far away, but that wasn't an issue. They just needed to dig a hole in the sand, and water would seep in. Each of them squatted by a sand pit, with Quinn washing a pot. She couldn't help but glance at Alexander next to

turned to look at

are you taking

"You. You look kind of

an eyebrow.

over, and showed him the photo

by the sand pit, holding the knife with both hands, sharpening it on a stone. His shirt and serious expression made it oddly comical.

shook her head vigorously. "No way. You're not taking any ugly