Autumn had planned to go to the woods Wednesday, but having the meeting with Jackson that morning had put them behind on work that day.

Friday she would be getting ready for the engagement party, so today it was.

Thankfully, they had gotten most everything done, so Liam had let them off with enough time for her to reach the mountain before the early darkness would set in.

She just had to do it. No excuses, just go. So that’s what she did.

Autumn called her mom to ...