CHAPTER 6

EVERYONE went back to the trail in the morning time after they had their breakfast at the inn. Triana tried her best to ignore Devance because of what happened a few hours ago. Her hatred towards the man grew even more. She couldn’t stand his overly confident attitude. He was so full of himself! His presence alone made her feel uneasy.

And speaking of the devil, it seemed he had already developed the habit of pestering her. Devance walked in her direction, and their eyes met.

“Hey, Austin! Can you please look at my hydration pack,” he was smirking and not breaking his eye contact with her. He uttered those words in the Filipino language.

Austin quickly came over. And he answered back in the same local language. “Why, is there a leak? I checked it earlier. I made sure it’s fine.”

Triana gaped at them as her jaw dropped. She could not believe these two could speak Tagalog with ease!

Austin glanced at her. He seemed to enjoy making fun of her, too. “Are you surprised, my lady? We are Fil