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I wasn’t supposed to be here. I shouldn’t have been here. Shallow Creek was literally the last place we should be heading to right now. At first I thought he was trying to help with the search. But from the way he stayed hidden in the shadows, I knew that wasn’t the case.
If anyone found us near the scene of the crime, we were totally f****d.
We headed deeper into the woods, while the distant sound of sirens unnerved me. All it would take was one stray flashlight, one look of recognition, and we were done for. I thought about going back home and just pretending this night never happened. But Asher was moving too fast, and the questions were burning inside of me. I needed to know, and this was my only chance to find out.
We finally reached Shallow Creek, where the sound of the wa
