Arabelle was dragged by Josh himself into the heart of the ancestral cave. Her gaze accidentally fell on Alex, who was found looking at her. The hood of the black robe Alex was wearing could not hide his red eyes from Arabelle's attention.
As they looked at each other, Arabelle was sure that the feeling of fear in her heart also reached Alex. Arabelle thought Alex's eyes would whisper guilt or some other kind of apology, but no, Alex only wore a flat expression without a smile or tears of sadness.
"Keep going!" Josh pushed Arabelle a little hard, causing her to fall to the edge of an eternal spring pool that never dried up.
Alex's jaw tightened with his hands clenched into fists, eager to throw Josh against the cave wall and crush his two hands that had dared to hurt Arabelle. But, what
