Dimitri could not move. Just earlier, he saw the girl behind that tree watching them. But now it

seems like she is gone; like she has just disappeared for no reason. Thinking that he just looked

over at the wrong tree, he looked around – trying to find the tree where the girl is actually hiding.

But no matter where he looks, there isn’t a single sign of the girl, at least not in any of the trees

nearby.

“What’s wrong?” Alex said as he noticed Dimitri’s troubled expression, “Call her out now and let

her choose. Or should I do it?”

“No,” Dimitri responded in a low voice, “She...