Lucas grabbed Ashlyn’s hand in his. “Come on. Let’s head back down.”
Meanwhile, inside the tent on the hill, Joseph was lying drowsily on the hay, fading in and out of consciousness.
It was already deep into the night.
Opening his eyes blearily, he could only feel the extreme dryness on his lips and in his throat. He felt as though his lips would crack at any moment, and he felt as though someone was sanding his throat with sandpaper.
“W-Water…” he mumbled.
Charlotte was lying beside him. When she heard his voice, she shot upright. Her black eyes were filled with worry as she looked at him. “Joseph, how are you feeling?”
Straining her ears, Charlotte finally made out what Joseph was trying to say.
Her expression changed as she hurried to her feet and poured Joseph a glass of water.
Kneeling back at Joseph’s side, Charlotte placed the glass by his lips. “Here, Joseph. Drink up.”
Joseph parted his lips and downed the entire glass in just a few gulps.
Once he had drained the last drop, Charlotte withdrew her hand and placed the empty glass on the small table beside them.
“W-Water…”
So, so thirsty…
opened his eyes groggily. His vision was out of focus
onto Charlotte’s soft lips. Can it quench my thirst? I
for any reasoning. He was acting purely on his
Charlotte’s thin arms with all of his might, causing the latter to let out a small
next thing she knew, she found herself being held tightly in his
turned around and pinned her
she could even react, he had placed his
in
Mmm…
heart raced and pounded in her
became very aware of the soft touch of
rushed to her face as she tried to push Joseph away from her
an immovable mountain.
lower the burning heat in Joseph’s
thirsty as
suck on her lips as
to his dreams once
and covered her red, swollen lips. She was
a blanket,
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