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"You're everything to me," he whispered.
Her heart swelled so fast it scared her.She kissed him again, smiling against his lips."Then let's go.We'll start a new life together.I can't wait to show you everything."
She stepped back and grabbed the bag, lifting it onto the bed."Do you want to throw anything in here?I have room."
Finn's eyes lingered on her, and he shook his head."I'm not taking anything with me."
She laughed lightly."Finn, you can bring something.A shirt.Your blue coffee mug.A coat."
He stepped forward, cupping her cheek with a gentleness that surprised her."I'm only taking you."
Her smile widened.She threw her arms around him, hugging him tightly, believing with her whole heart that this was the beginning of their life together.
Chapter 33
Finn
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The wind battered thehouse so violently that the walls shuddered, dust drifting from the rafters with every gust.Finn stood in the living room, staring at the front door as the storm clawed at it, rattling the hinges as if something outside were trying to get in.
His instincts screamed at him to take Kallie to the restaurant, shove her down into the cellar, and hold her there until the storm passed.All he wanted to do was protect her.
But he knew better.
The storm always came when the shadow seam opened, and he knew what the veil wanted.Each time Kallie walked through, there was a glitch.She was never meant for Everstill.
She was too pure and good.She deserved more.
It was now or never.He needed to get Kallie to the veil.
"Come on."He threaded his fingers through hers and stepped outside.The wind slammed into him hard enough to knock him back a step.The sky churned above Everstill, dark clouds spiraling like a vortex, the air thick with static.The road stretched ahead of him, empty and trembling under the force of the storm.
And at the far end of it, the veil waited, shimmering, pulsing, and alive.
Finn's chest tightened.His breath came shallow.He held on to Kallie tighter.The storm pulled at her and warned him away.
