The Queen They Buried

Chapter 176

As it turned out, it wasn’t a joke her all

As they stepped out of the Rose Gardens, the snow was falling in thick, feathery flakes, blanketing the earth and sky in white, From the looks of it, tha bravy snowfall showed no sign of letting up anytime soon.

Aubree stood outside the church gates, her face clouded with worry as the ceaseless snow fell. “Bowen,” she asked anxiously, “is there no other way!

She’d prefer to avoid being in the same room as Bowen, if possible.

Bowen stood under his umbrella, snowflakes dusting his shoulders. “I’ll try to figure something out,” he said. “Let’s head back to the church for now. It’s freezing out here”

Bowen made a call, Meeting Aubree’s hopeful gare, he could only shake his head. “The snow’s coming down too hard. All the mountain roads are blocked. It’s just too dangerous to try heading down now.”

Aubree’s face immediately fell, but she wasn’t the type to make a fuss. Once it was clear they couldn’t go down the mountain, she accepted it with a wry sense of humor. “At least it’s winter, and I don’t have to worry about changing clothes at night. If it were summer, that’d be much more awkward,” sha remarked, trying to look on the bright side.

A priest approached and said respectfully, “Mr. Turner, the pastor asked me to let you know that the roads are dangerously slippery because of the snow, so it’s not safe to go down the mountain. The guest quarters we previously prepared for your father are still available and have been kept clean. Please stay overnight tonight.”

“Okay, thank you for your trouble,” Bowen replied respectfully.

priest said, “You two may rest in the church for now. I’ll come to

how famous their

soon

Bowen wasn’t lying.

food had a unique

to their evening prayers after eating, leaving Bowen and Aubree

the two of them

the mountains and heavy snowfall, they could barely make phone calls, let alone online gaming. With no real entertainment

and instead followed Bowen back to

just a single

and the priests lived a simple life, without heating or air conditioning, except in this guest room.

Aubree stepped inside, warm air enveloped her. The chill from the snowstorm soon melted

single table, there was just a bed pushed flush against

she had to abandon that idea. After

the room for a long moment, her gaze conflicted. Standing beside her, a subtle,

said, “I’ll go ask them

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