Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

Chapter 2014

---- Chapter 2014 Shiloh grumbled, "But Andrew just keeps dragging, and I don't know when he'll actually help me." Joe's eyes lit up. "Exactly! If he breaks his promises, it means he doesn't care about you. Andrew already has people around him now, and he's too busy to even think about you. So why don't you stay with me? Let me take you away from Blumedale to Goldridge and get you the help you need, alright?" Shiloh hesitated for a moment, obviously a little moved. Joe's gaze burned hotter as he pressed on. "Don't you trust me?

leave Blumedale, and let me take you to Goldridge. It's so much more fun than here." Shiloh's childlike curiosity sparked, her eyes shining. "Really? Is Goldridge really that amazing?" Joe nodded firmly. "Yes, everything there is better. And most importantly, it'll just be the two of us,

darker thought. Once they went to Goldridge, it would not be just two days. He would never let her return to Blumedale, and he would never let her see Andrew again.

storm, spring would come again in the new year, but for now, it was the coldest stretch of the year. Across the white landscape, dark figures began approaching. Joe's gentle face hardened into something unreadable, his expression flat. The people walking toward him wore the same look, and the one in front broke the silence "Hope we're not interrupting you two enjoying the snow and having your romantic moment?" Eric laughed heartily with obvious sarcasm Joe did not respond but instead looked at the person in front. It