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The Hot Tub Challenge

Auteur: Leigh Frankie
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Following Sandra’s directions, Millie wound her way through a maze of towering trees. The path to the hot tub, just as Sandra had said, wasn’t exactly straightforward. And she nearly lost her footing on a twisted tree root jutting from the earth like a clawed hand. Catching herself, she muttered a curse under her breath—then froze.

There it was.

A single, flickering lamp lit the clearing ahead, its amber glow spilling over a wooden tub nestled discreetly behind the broad trunk of a massive oak. But to her surprise, the tub wasn’t empty.

Someone was already there.

A figure sat half-submerged in the steaming water, his outline blurred by rising mist.

Millie hesitated, then cleared her throat. “Excuse me?” she called, cautious but not unkind.

The figure turned slowly. “Can I help you?” His voice was calm, but with an unmistakable edge.

Millie’s chest skipped a beat. Whoever he was, he had completely taken her breath away—dark, tousled hair, sharp features, and eyes the color of piercing
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