Sean pursed his lips at her sneeze. “I have a lighter in my pocket. You can use it to light some firewood for warmth.”

Natalie’s eyes brightened at his words. “You have a lighter? Why didn’t you collect some wood and build a fire sooner then?”

“I can’t walk,” Sean muttered as his gaze landed on his crooked leg.

Her eyes widened as he followed his gaze. “Your leg-”

“It is broken,” Sean interrupted and finished her sentence. His nonchalance made it seem like they were talking about dinner instead of discussing his broken limb.

Natalie’s voice shook as she commented, “No wonder you said you can’t walk.”

“Oh, both my arms are dislocated as well,” Sean added.

Natalie took a deep breath and looked at him in pity. “Damn, that’s really unlucky of you.”

She had merely suffered minor scratches and cuts from the fall.

The state of his injuries were shocking.

 

lightly, Sean said, “Yes. I

not know what had possessed him to place himself beneath Natalie as the branch snapped. She was relatively unscathed because he had used his

 

yet, he did not feel regret at the sight of

must have

appeared on

walked toward him. “Where’s

thigh.” He indicated the exact spot

the placement of his lighter. She felt reluctant to retrieve

and teased, “Why? Are you scared you’ll

glared at him. “Who says I’m

immediately reached her hand into

much for propriety. I could care

inspected the lighter. Though it was out of shape, it

me here,” she said to

The fresh air in the mountains provided a welcome respite from

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