Chapter Forty-Two

It takes us around an hour to fully get off the mountain, as the storm had caused the ground to grow soft and slippery, I had to take things slow so I didn’t fall on my face.

Once we arrived back, Joey was stood there with his many questions that Axel chose not to answer. He told me to wait in the bedroom while he sort Colby out, where he reassured me he’d be taken to the hospital and not attacked by Axel. I wanted to wait just in case he didn’t stick to his word, but I realise I need to start trusting him more and left.

I wait in the room for an hour, but still Axel didn’t show up which once again, worried the heck out of me. I decide to jump in the shower to wash off the mountain mud which littered my body, but also to kill some time while Axel dealt with whatever it was he was dealing with, hopefully not Colby’s fate.

Once I was finished in the shower, I towel dry my hair before wrapping another towel around myself and head out into the bedroom to grab some clothes. When I walk