Training Day
Hunter leads Emily into the forest beside the cabin then up a frozen snowy path on an even snowier mountainside. Enormous trees surrounded them as they hiked up. She wondered how old the massive trees were. “Don’t worry,” He said, without turning around. “You are still on your father’s property.” “I’m not worried,” She panted at his back. Emily finally realized how out of shape she was, even though she did yoga every day back home in Duncan. To her surprise, the top of the mountain was flat and open, like an enormous football stadium. Which meant no respite from the never-ending snowfall, and it was even colder up this high. “Welcome to the mountain peak.” Hunter spread his arms out at the emptiness around them. He sat down on top of a boulder and ran his fingers over his closely cropped
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