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CHAPTER 565

Author: GloryWrites
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-22 13:25:49

Emily’s POV

The worn leather journal felt heavier in my hands than it should have, its frayed edges brushing against my fingertips as I clutched it tightly. Every step I took on the narrow mountain trail seemed to amplify the weight of it, as if it held not just pages of memories, but the crushing reality of the life Chris and I now led, lived before by someone else.

The peaks of Mercantour National Park loomed ahead, their jagged edges shrouded in mist. Chris walked a few steps in front of me, his head turning every so often to scan the trail behind us.

"Do you think this place will be safe?" I asked.

Chris slowed his pace, waiting for me to catch up. He didn’t answer right away. Instead, he adjusted the strap of his backpack and glanced at me, his face unreadable. “It’s secluded. Hard to find, even harder to reach. That’s something.”

Not exactly comforting. “But for how long?” I pressed. “How long until they find us again?”

Chris’s jaw tightened, the tension in his shoulders makin
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