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.

a lone bison could be

wild bison wouldn't think twice

a truck without breaking a

person would be

last stretch to Solaris City would be dangerous,

full force, her strength was

Archie, gripping a hunting knife, crouched and staring hard at the shadow outside. He didn't look at her-just stayed poised,

in the tent. Don't go

over his shoulder, ready to charge outside, but Mila grabbed his sleeve and hissed, "Don't

fight this thing, not just the two

the earth. Mila pointed to the left side of the tent

"Now!"

first, and the two of them scrambled out one after the other, not daring to look back as they sprinted to the

them, the

before her breath caught in her throat. Her head spun; her brain

oxygen canister as

It barely helped.

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

exploded in her head, and everything went

...

"Why so eager tonight?"

around the young man's neck, pulling him down for a kiss-more daring and passionate than

in the dark, his response just as

she clung to him, chest heaving as if she couldn't catch her breath, her voice soft and teasing as she whispered against his

answer, but the way he pressed in was hotter