Chapter 293

"Highland Territories? You want to drive all the way there yourself?"

Archie stared at her, wide-eyed.

He'd always thought his cousin's wife had guts after all, she tangled with his arrogant, ruthless cousin and even managed to get the upper hand sometimes. Still, he hadn't expected her to be quite this bold.

"Come on, Mila," he drawled, stretching out her name, "that's almost three thousand miles. Are you sure about this?"

Mila nodded. "If you're not up for it, you can just lend me your car-"

Before she could finish, Archie jumped to his feet, cutting her off with a wave. His whole face lit up. "No, no, I'm in! I'll drive! Let's do this!"

At nineteen, Archie was all adrenaline and restless adventure, itching for a chance to prove himself. Mila's plan was perfect-crossing nearly three thousand miles by car, right into the wild unknown. Just imagining it made his heart race. He was ready to hit the road right this second.

But then-

"You barely just got over a fever," Archie hesitated, worry flickering across his face. "Shouldn't we wait a couple days, let you recover?"

Mila shook her head. "We go now."

Once she'd decided, there was no turning back.

caught up, she'd be

just grinned and gave her a thumbs-up. "Mila, I have to say—I really

because he thought she might be Daphne, the comic artist he

his

could make a decision like this, especially not

look. "...Stop calling me cousin's

"Got it!"

get ready,

...

to Kingsford, and with Archie around, Mila kept a low profile.

ever attempted a road trip this long before, so most of their planning came from frantic

the middle of nowhere; half the supplies

"Let's just stock up on food and the basics for now. Once we get to Magnolia

to the Highlands—if you needed gear,

That was the

Mila had Archie transfer them six thousand dollars as a thank

but she didn't dare

Archie's "blind spot" status. No one would ever think to look for her with him. In fact, Mila mused, even she wouldn't have thought of it, considering that just a few weeks ago, she

about to

really did have a sense of

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