Page 296 of Rangers Mountain Rescue

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Every single one of them.

Aspen steps closer.

Right behind me now.

I feel her.

Solid.

Steady.

Trusting me with everything.

That settles it.

The agent’s voice drops.

“You really want to do this?”

I meet his gaze.

Unblinking.

“Yes.”

A beat.

Then—

Movement.

Fast.

But not what I expected.

Not an attack.

Not a grab.

A shout.

From outside.

“CONTACT!”

Gunfire erupts.

Loud.

Close.

Too close.

Everyone moves at once.

Weapons up.

Chaos explodes through the barn, behind us.

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