“Raise it higher, Gabriella. It’s suffocating in here,” Alessandra said. Except Gabriella was making her way across the camp. Suppressing a grin, he did as she bade. Wood thudded against wood and ropes hissed while she shuffled around inside. “Yours looked so simple, but this one is—not. I’m definitely not going to ask him for help. Are you certain there are no instructions?” He schooled his face. “None that I saw,” he answered, unable to hold back the amused lilt. No answer came as she froze beneath the canvas, then scooted completely under it. “Alessandra…” A heavy sigh. “I suppose you’re
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