Chasing Love Across The Horizon

in as Aria and Ethan trudged forward. The forest seemed quieter than usual-too q

st a wolf? A guardian of the Whispering Isles? She glanced at Ethan, who m

e asked, quickening her

n the surroundings. "Doesn't matter if I do

le your way through everything, you know.

"Thinking doesn't stop a beas

ere." She hesitated, then asked, "Why are you so determined to ke

uggling with a response. "Sometimes running toward danger is the only way t

offer more than that. Instead, she tried a different approach. "Yo

epends. You alway

e thinks they can

ge flutter in her chest. She looked away quickly, focusing on the tr

r light. Ethan crouched by the water, cleaning his blade while Aria gathered firewood. She

line of rocks, his instincts always in survival mode. She knelt to arrange the wood, striki

is gaze fixed on the fire. "You've

row. "That supposed

stating a fact. Most people w

o a grin. "Guess I'

ackled, and a cool breeze whispered through the trees. Aria

u leave the

t then he spoke, his tone guarded. "Sometimes you do things yo

arkened. Whatever demons haunted him, they ran deep. She wanted to reac

t won't make it disapp

in his eyes. "I know that. But it's easier to fight a

re, to challenge him, but the vulnerability in his voice made her hesitate. She could see

g those monsters makes you str

ust a fraction, as if her words had chipped

ound herself replaying their conversation, haunted by the sadness in Ethan's eyes. S

The firelight flickered, and she couldn't help but think about what Travis had said-the guard

nd she gripped her knife tightly, heart pounding. A shadow moved

awake and at her side, knife in

Something mov

er a few moments, Ethan lowered his weapon. "Could be just

ighed her down. As she lay down, she couldn't shake the feelin

help but wonder if Ethan's monsters wer