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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 square

road past charming little shops and even å wishing well. “North and south. The two areas are separated by a river, and

to a narrow white bridge that had been built over a running blue river. The weather was so humid that

river. As we walked along the grassy, 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

I screamed in surprise and terror. Quickly, I backed away from the

to protect us. But Aiden’s eyes widened, and he fan behind Ava. He crouched down behind her and put

just made me go for

I am of dogs,” he uttered back in a shaking

was five,” Ava explained as we continued to back away

her in the direction of

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easy to climb

to hide behind, Aiden jumped off the grassy bank and onto the muddy

down to her brother. “If you get caught by the current,

knew that she genuinely did care for him and would

and immediately followed Aiden hv jumping off the bank,

scene and shook my head. How had everything

one to hold his ground. He was standing motionless in the same spot we left him. His hands were raised, and he didn’t break eye contact

was preparing himself to pounce on