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But not even three minutes later, we drove by an identical area down to a similar looking log cabin and the same colored flowers in the field.

“I

guess ponds, hills, and flowers aren’t that unique in the country,” I muttered as a feeling of defeat settled low into my stomach.

“We should have known that it wouldn’t be as easy as driving through the countryside,” Ava said and crossed her arms with a sullen look on her face.

“We can’t get discouraged now,” I told Ava, even though I wasn’t exactly in the mood to give a pep talk. “At least we know that we are in the right general vicinity.”

Ava sighed, but then she straightened her shoulders and nodded. “You’re right. We can’t allow a little setback to throw a wrench in our plans.”

After another twenty minutes of driving, Kelly pointed out a weathered–looking wooden sign that read ‘Osten Village‘.

“You can park in this clearing near the front of the village,” Kelly told Richard and gestured to the wide open field in front of us. “My uncle’s village is too narrow to fit a car through.”

As I climbed out of the car, I spotted at least three sleek luxury cars parked in the distance. /Their perfect paint jobs and hard edges stood out in the rustic village. Were most villagers living here rich? Had they chosen the countryside because of the quiet and the privacy? Or an entirely different reason altogether?

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led the way to the main

Kelly explained as she led us down the cobblestone road past charming little shops and even å wishing

running blue river. The weather was

overgrown path, we passed large houses that had also been made from white stone. I was just admiring a house th a front door that had been painted a bright pink, when a large bla dog the size of a wolf came running

Quickly, I backed away from the animal, Ava and Kelly following

widened, and he fan behind Ava. He crouched down behind her and put his hands on her shoulders,

hissed. “You almost just made me go for a

am of dogs,” he uttered back in a shaking

bit by one when he was five,” Ava explained as we continued to back away from

grabbed Ava’s hand and pulled her in the direction of

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easy to

behind, Aiden jumped off the grassy bank and onto the

get caught by the current, you

real fear in her voice, and despite how Ava teased her brother, I knew that she genuinely did care for him and would be absolutely devastated if

heed Ava’s warning and immediately followed Aiden hv jumping

shook my head. How had everything gone

He was standing motionless in the same spot we left him. His

the black hound was preparing himself to pounce on Richard, I