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He grabbed le He stopped at our tree, pulled me up and set me down on his bunk Annora still hadn’t returned

After planting a lingering kiss on my neck, he dreay "It’s safer if you stay up here while I work, out of har you can help with Otherwise just stay here for now… And if Annora returns, shout out and let me know I still don’t trust her alone with you"

I nodded, watching as he leapt back down the tree and jogged away further into the jungle

Since I had nothing else to do, I decided to do so I made my way up to the top of the tree and looked out The ocean was still crystal blue and ele cloud in the blue sky I breathed deeply, in and out, relishing the sea air and the warether on that crystal-blue sea, wrapped in each other’s ar as we headed toward the sunset…

I lost track of time as I perched there,in the beauty surrounding ainstto see Caleb

Instead I was ht eyes and sharp white teeth gripped my ankle and pulled me doard

Chapter 25: Caleb

A screale I dropped my axe and hurtled back toward our tree

I was sure that it was Rose’s voice It sounded soon the ground, nursing a bleeding foot, I assumed that I must have been mistaken

I bent down to take a closer look at it as she moaned and writhed I held ripped her foot, exae and second toe had split Blood was seeping frorass

I slit open rippedup the blood As the wound healed, I helped her up

I decided to go check on Rose before I got back to work Ime back

"I would also like to return to caain"

I allowed her to cli back toward our tree

"Ouch"

I slowed for aback at Annora "What?"

"I didn’t realize, I got a cut here too" She thrust out a bleeding wrist, hovering it barely an inch away from my nose I almost dropped her as I tried to distancefroain cut open ain until the second wound had closed and she’d wiped her hands on her clothes to reet back now," I said iain