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“Well?” Jason asked. He was actually pretty proud of himself for sounding so calm, even though his ankle felt like a ball of flaming agony.
How could he have been so stupid?
Because he’d wanted to go charging up the last leg of their journey and find the healer — and at the same time, show Laurel that he wasn’t a useless city boy. But since he was out of his element on this mountain, he’d underestimated the risk of what he was doing.
Well, the universe had just reminded him of who was really in charge.
For a long moment, Laurel didn’t reply to his question. Since her eyes were concealed by her sunglasses, he couldn’t get a good read on her expression. However, from the way her mouth tightened a fraction, Jason had a feeling the news wasn’t good.
But then she looked up at him and sm
