Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 332

The rain had stopped, but the night was bone-chillingly cold.

Curled up inside the tent, you could hear water dripping onto the rocks outside, along with the occasional, unidentifiable cry of some wild animal.

A warm light glowed inside the tent.

Archie had insisted on keeping the lamp on. Even though he tried to convince himself that the crying sounds were just Mila's altitude sickness-induced hallucinations, he was clearly unsettled.

Who would have thought a guy his size would be spooked by something that might not even be real?

Mila, on the other hand, seemed unfazed.

She was puzzled, yes, but oddly enough, not scared. The only thing bothering her was the sharp, stabbing pain in her head, which made her feel woozy and out of sorts.

Every time she tried to think, the pain threatened to split her skull.

As midnight drew on, a heavy, gasping breath suddenly broke the silence outside, followed by the rapid, pounding thud of hooves-urgent and close.

In the next instant,

Both of them jolted awake from their half-sleep, staring out at the tent walls in alarm.

Thanks to the lamp, a shadow was thrown up onto the fabric-a huge animal with horns. The silhouette was stretched and warped, vaguely cow-like, but somehow heavier, more menacing.

A wild bison? she wondered.

Mila's heart thundered in her chest. Gritting her teeth, she crawled out of her sleeping bag, ignoring the pain in her head, and instinctively reached for the hammer lying on the ground for protection.

really was a wild bison, they were in trouble. Unlike domesticated ones, a lone bison could be aggressive and unpredictable, even

grown wild bison wouldn't think twice

flip a truck without breaking

person would be

the last stretch to Solaris City would be dangerous, but not like

with her altitude sickness in full force, her strength was

She looked up to see Archie, gripping a hunting

the tent.

Mila grabbed his sleeve and hissed, "Don't be stupid. If anything

was no way they could fight this thing, not just the

animal's shadow loomed closer, hoofbeats shaking the earth. Mila pointed to the left side

"Now!"

the two of them scrambled out one after the other, not daring to look back as they sprinted to the left, toward a cluster of rocks where they could

them, the

breath caught in her throat. Her head spun; her brain felt like it was boiling, every step sending a jolt of pain through her

with the oxygen canister as she ran, hands

It barely helped.

sending dust and pebbles flying. In the blur ahead, she heard Archie yelling her name as he ran back, and somewhere behind, the strangled shout of a

her head, and

...

"Why so eager tonight?"

long across the walls. The girl's slender arms wrapped around the young man's neck, pulling him down

in the dark, his response

chest heaving as if she couldn't catch her breath, her voice soft and teasing as she whispered against his ear.

the way he