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.

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

fully grown wild bison wouldn't think twice about challenging bears

could flip a truck

would be

had known the last stretch to Solaris City would be dangerous,

her altitude sickness in full force, her

a hand reached out and blocked her. She looked up to see Archie, gripping a hunting knife, crouched

the tent.

his shoulder, ready to charge outside, but Mila

could fight this thing, not just the two

earth. Mila pointed to

"Now!"

after the other, not daring to look back as they sprinted to the left, toward a cluster of rocks

the

barely taken a few steps before her breath caught in her throat. Her head spun; her brain felt like it was boiling, every step sending

canister as she

It barely helped.

the blur ahead, she heard Archie yelling her name as he ran back, and somewhere behind,

pain exploded in 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 for a kiss-more daring and passionate

glinted in the dark,

broke, she clung to him, chest heaving as if she couldn't catch her breath, her voice

didn't answer, but the way he pressed