Chapter Fifty Five

Hunter

"Can you slow down and stop walking so quickly?" Helene yelled from behind me.

"I'm not walking quickly; you're just too slow," I said, not bothering to slow down my pace.

"Isn't this supposed to be a stroll? If you're taking me for a tour, you need to slow down and let me at least get the chance to know where I am and take a proper look around," she hissed, and I could tell by how heavy her breathing was that she was finding it very difficult to keep up with me, which was weird since she wasn't exactly short and I wasn't expecting her to be so slow.

I halted in my tracks before turning to face her, and as soon as I saw how she looked, I burst out laughing without even realizing it.

"We haven't even gone that far yet, and you're already looking like you walked a thousand miles? Are you that lazy?" I questioned, genuinely surprised that she'd look so breathless and tired.

She had her back bent with her hands resting on her knee, and she was sweating a lot more than I expect