Their walk back to the bunker was strangely lighthearted, given how nervous they were earlier when they almost couldn’t make it out alive.
“Damn, you and I were right,” Selene said, her lips curving into a smile. “There were no beasts on this island, but a weird bird showed up.”
“Wow, so you just realized it just now, huh?” Jackson replied with a chuckle. “That was a close call. If they hadn’t suddenly retreated, the girls would only have found our corpses right now.”
“I hate to admit that, but… yeah.” Selene chuckled, the guilt evident in her voice. “And I’m sorry for that, Jack. I shouldn’t have forced you to take a bath at the waterfalls.”
Jackson shook his head, wiping the sweat on his forehead using the back of his hand.
“No need to apologize. I agreed with you, which means this
