She smiled at the thought, hanging her arms on his broad shoulders as he carried her through the forest.

The journey out of the forest took ten rough minutes, and he didn’t complain or put her to rest throughout.

Even when they got out, they still had to go through shrubs for another ten minutes on foot, and he still didn’t drop her till they got to the thin road.

Tessa rode a taxi here from the airport earlier, so there’s no car waiting for them.

Seems taxis don’t even ply this road.

He dropped her then took her phone to dial Lady Celesta’s line.

It went fast.

“Micah? Are...