Aurora and Allison were off to the side as Aurora fiddled with her camera. James glanced over at Lucian, who had been chatting up a storm until his gaze landed on Allison, and suddenly the atmosphere went silent. James knew the score, so he and Kamilla took up spots on either side of Lucian, leaving one area open next to him.

That’s where Allison stood.

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Lucian’s chiseled jawline.

Once Aurora had her camera set, she moved to the other side of Allison and struck a pose. Allison followed suit.

Aurora checked the shot and nodded approvingly.

“Not too shabby I’ll get these developed later”

“Huh Aurora exclaimed, adjusting the camera settings and noticing that Lucian was smiling.

A rare sight indeed.

“Lucian, where are you guys headed next?”

Lucian didn’t answer, so James did. “We’re going to keep trekking. There’s still so much to explore around here. We’ve been eastward, nearly to the fence, but Kamilla was tuckered out, so we headed back. Didrit get to delve as deeply as we’d have liked.”

wasn’t doing her any favours. Her curiosity quickly lost out to the harsh reality of

around, things were looking up. “Honestly, though, there’s not much to it. Just bugs everywhere. Look, they’re all over

had a few choice words

and Kamilla

ahead, she didn’t notice a branch and nearly tripped. Suddenly, a hand wrapped around her waist and pulled her back.

a faint scent

stood out but was strangely

same as the robe she wore

The robe from

and tuning him out. Aurora was busy snapping photos, playing with filters and beauty modes. Seeing Kamilla done with their conversation, James decided to go to Lucian. To his surprise, he

smirk spread across his face as he cleared his throat.

Allison straightened her clothes. Thanks, Mr. Lindberg.”

came over, lightly jabbing Lucian. “Lucian, I’m not intruding, am 17”

“Lucian got it. I’ll

scream rang

instantly spun around, “What

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