Leonard had finally recovered from his excessive blushing. Without another word, he carried Tessa back up the mountain the same way he had brought her down earlier.
Unlike before, Tessa was smiling the entire journey.
Well, perhaps not smiling.
More like secretly grinning like an idiot.
She couldn't stop replaying what had happened between them.
The moment his ears turned red.
The way he couldn't even look her in the eyes.
The way he nearly choked on his own words.
It was adorable.
Who would've thought the mighty Snake King could be bullied so easily?
Unfortunately, her good mood lasted only until they reached the entrance of the cave.
The moment her feet touched the ground, two black snakes suddenly slithered out from nearby rocks.
Tessa froze.
Her soul nearly left her body.
The snakes were black.
Pitch black.
Glossy black.
The kind of black that screamed death.
Her eyes widened in horror.
Black mambas.
BLACK MAMBAS.
