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“Balfour, what took you so long to find me? Do you have any idea how scared I was?”

Balfour’s eyes finally found Mara amid the shadows, and it felt like a massive weight lifted

off his chest.

The last thing he wanted was for a sister of the Lewis family to come to harm on his

account!

He didn’t push her away. Instead, he gently patted her shoulder and said, “There, there, I’ve found you now, it’s all okay.”

Ivy watched their tender embrace with a bitter taste in her mouth. It seemed like there was no room for her in this picture.

After calming Mara down for a while, Balfour finally let her go, “Are you hurt anywhere?”

Mara mumbled something about not knowing where she had run off to and then mentioned her foot was aching a bit.

“Your foot? Let me check, did you twist it?”

Once Balfour had checked her over and was confident she wasn’t seriously injured, he started guiding her back.

twisted a bit. Let’s get a doctor to take a look once

flashlight when they started to leave. She leaned against a

utterly ridiculous. She had rushed into these woods out of concern for Balfour and Mara, only to end up twisting her own ankle

was still stinging from the harsh scolding Balfour had given her before they even

hadn’t walked far when she whispered in pain.

any tools with him when he dashed into the woods,

me out. I’m worried if I keep walking, I’ll worsen the injury on my ankle,” Mara said, feigning

but seeing her limp,

Balfour, was thrilled. She held her breath and

his

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out of here before it gets dark. It’s not safe,” Balfour said, glancing back at the thickening shadows of the woods. He was

Mara might not make it

she’d be afraid alone,

winced again. “Balfour, can we go a bit faster? My

“If you hadn’t insisted on running into these woods, you wouldn’t be in pain. Consider it a lesson, and next time, don’t go off on your

a reprimand, Mara took it as a

the tree they had passed; good, Ivy had seen everything and wisely turned off her flashlight.

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